Bioirrigation
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Irrigation by a biological organization, sometimes as a result of bioturbation. uncountable
"Diffusive models assume that bioirrigation can be quantified by an enhanced, apparent diffusion coefficient within a defined (irrigated) sediment layer, while advective models use an apparent pore-water advection velocity to account for bioirrigation."
Example
More examples"Diffusive models assume that bioirrigation can be quantified by an enhanced, apparent diffusion coefficient within a defined (irrigated) sediment layer, while advective models use an apparent pore-water advection velocity to account for bioirrigation."
Etymology
From bio- + irrigation.
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