Biodeposition
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Deposition of biogenic material on the bottom of a body of water, usually in the forms of faeces and pseudofaeces. uncountable
"These community-level changes have likely resulted in concomitant changes in the ecosystem functions and services, such as water filtration, biodeposition, bioturbation [7 ,8 ], provision of substrate for epibionts (e.g., algae and barnacles), refugia (e.g., crabs, fishes)[9 ], and food resources for economically-important and threatened species (e.g., fish, [10 ]; crabs, [11 ]; birds, [12 ])."
Example
More examples"These community-level changes have likely resulted in concomitant changes in the ecosystem functions and services, such as water filtration, biodeposition, bioturbation [7 ,8 ], provision of substrate for epibionts (e.g., algae and barnacles), refugia (e.g., crabs, fishes)[9 ], and food resources for economically-important and threatened species (e.g., fish, [10 ]; crabs, [11 ]; birds, [12 ])."
Etymology
From bio- + deposition.
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