What does "biopedturbation" mean?

The mixing or disturbance of soil by living organisms, as opposed to disturbance of other media such as sediment or leaf litter.

What is a synonym for "biopedturbation"?

Common synonyms include: pedoturbation, pedoturbation.

Biopedturbation

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Noun

1
The mixing or disturbance of soil by living organisms, as opposed to disturbance of other media such as sediment or leaf litter. uncountable
"The implications of the biopedturbation caused by sooty shearwater burrowing to the extent measured in this study may be profound for some ecosystem processes […]"

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pedoturbation pedoturbation

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"The implications of the biopedturbation caused by sooty shearwater burrowing to the extent measured in this study may be profound for some ecosystem processes […]"

Etymology

From bio- + Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon, “soil”) + Latin turbātiō (“disturbance; confusion”).

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