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PRONUNCIATION OF BIOTURBATION

bioturbation  [ˌbaɪəʊˌtɜːˈbeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIOTURBATION

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Bioturbation is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BIOTURBATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bioturbation

Bioturbation

Bioturbation is the reworking of soils and sediments by animals or plants. Its effects include changing texture of sediments, bioirrigation and displacement of microorganisms and non-living particles. Common bioturbators include annelids such as oligochaetes and Spirobranchus giganteus, bivalves like mussels, clams, gastropods, holothurians, or any other infaunal or epifaunal organisms. Faunal activities, such as burrowing, ingestion and defecation of sediment grains, construction and maintenance of galleries, and infilling of abandoned dwellings, displace sediment grains and mix the sediment matrix.

Definition of bioturbation in the English dictionary

The definition of bioturbation in the dictionary is the stirring of sediment by organisms.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIOTURBATION


accubation
ˌækjuːˈbeɪʃən
approbation
ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən
bibation
bɪˈbeɪʃən
cibation
sɪˈbeɪʃən
conglobation
ˌkɒŋɡləʊˈbeɪʃən
conurbation
ˌkɒnɜːˈbeɪʃən
dealbation
ˌdiːælˈbeɪʃən
disapprobation
ˌdɪsæprəʊˈbeɪʃən
improbation
ˌɪmprəˈbeɪʃən
incubation
ˌɪnkjʊˈbeɪʃən
intubation
ˌɪntjʊˈbeɪʃən
jawbation
dʒɔːˈbeɪʃən
libation
laɪˈbeɪʃən
lobation
ləʊˈbeɪʃən
masturbation
ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃən
perturbation
ˌpɜːtəˈbeɪʃən
prelibation
ˌpriːlaɪˈbeɪʃən
probation
prəˈbeɪʃən
reprobation
ˌrɛprəʊˈbeɪʃən
titubation
ˌtɪtjʊˈbeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIOTURBATION

biotechnological
biotechnologically
biotechnologist
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biotelemetric
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bioterror
bioterrorist
biotic
biotically
biotin
biotite
biotitic
biotope
biotoxin
biotron
biotroph
bioturbed
biotype
biotypic

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIOTURBATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
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association
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citation
combination
communication
confirmation
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decoration
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Synonyms and antonyms of bioturbation in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bioturbation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIOTURBATION

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The translations of bioturbation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bioturbation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

生物扰动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bioturbación
570 millions of speakers

English

bioturbation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bioturbation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعكير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

биотурбация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bioturbation
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bioturbation
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bioturbation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bioturbasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bioturbation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生物擾乱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bioturbation
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bioturbasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bioturbation
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bioturbation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बायोट्रॅबेशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Biyotürbasyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bioturbazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bioturbacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

биотурбации
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bioturbation
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bioturbation
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bioturbatie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bioturbationen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bioturbasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bioturbation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIOTURBATION»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIOTURBATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bioturbation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIOTURBATION»

Discover the use of bioturbation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bioturbation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bioturbation in Cambrian Siliciclastic Shelf Strata: ...
The intersection grid method was developed to estimate the percentage area of bioturbation on bedding planes.
Katherine Nicholson Marenco, 2008
2
Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Interpretation and ...
Diagnostic criteria of bioturbation fabrics in limestones Small- to medium-scaled burrows diameter ranges from <1 mm (micro-burrows, Das and Rao 1992) to several centimeters. They are often backfilled with pellets (Pl. 117/2), are lined (Pl .
Erik Flügel, 2010
3
Early Diagenesis: A Theoretical Approach
The "zone of bioturbation" is defined here as including all sediment depths which are appreciably affected by mixing with the overlying water. Since only sediments overlain by aerated seawater undergo bioturbation (Rhoads and Morse, 1971) ...
Robert A. Berner, 1980
4
Mima Mounds: The Case for Polygenesis and Bioturbation
Papers mostly from Geological Society of America Annual Meetings and field trips held in Houston, Texas, October 4-9, 2008.
Jennifer L. Horwath Burnham, Donald Lee Johnson, 2012
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A Mechanistic Analysis of Bioturbation
Alternative models of bioturbation must specify how particles are redistributed by benthic fauna, if they are not mixed diffusively.
Daniel C. Reed, 2008
6
Ecological Comparisons of Sedimentary Shores
In the North Sea shell-fishery is now able to fish 1 ha per hour down to a maximum depth of 40 m, scraping and sieving the upper 30 cm of the bottom ( Leopold I 999). This is not bioturbation but habitat destruction by man. What will be left of ...
Karsten Reise, 2001
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Feeding Ecology and Bioturbation: Determining the Ecological ...
Keywords: Euspira lewisii; intertidal; community structure and function; feeding ecology; bioturbation; shellfish aquaculture
Nicola Ashley Cook, 2008
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Quantifying the Evolution of Early Life: Numerical ...
numerical bioturbation index grades. The following are brief summaries of these descriptions. Grades one and two represent situations in which physical sedimentary structures are more prominent than biogenic structures. Grades three and ...
Marc Laflamme, James D. Schiffbauer, Stephen Q. Dornbos, 2011
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Sedimentary Rocks in the Field: A Color Guide
These include irregular disruption of the sediments (bioturbation), discrete organized markings (trace fossils or ichnofossils), and biogenic growth structures (e.g. stromatolites). Some modern organic markings (such as borings and surface  ...
Dorrik A. V. Stow, 2005
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Continental Margin Sedimentation: From Sediment Transport to ...
Bioturbation The second major way that biology impacts sedimentary strata alteration and preservation is through bioturbation. Bioturbation is caused by virtually all animals that come into contact with bottom sediment, from millimetre- sized ...
Charles A. Nittrouer, James A. Austin, Michael E. Field, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIOTURBATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bioturbation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Epic tale of the 'original Indiana Jones'
... something called “zoophycus ichnofacies“; bioturbation; “a nice ophiomorpha burrow” and “Skolithos ichnofacies.” The carbon dioxide levels ... «WND.com, May 15»
2
Scientists gather at USF St. Pete, to address questions that still …
Scientists can tell by looking at what's called bioturbation. That's the reworking of soils by animals. Land worms are used in garden soil for this ... «SaintPetersBlog, Apr 15»
3
Why Early Triassic Swimming Reptile Fossil Tracks Preserved So Well
Bioturbation was suppressed, resulting in no extensively mixed sediment layer, thereby allowing fine-grained, low-water-content firmgrounds to ... «Science 2.0, Mar 15»
4
Kilo Goldmines Ltd.: Exploration Activities Update
The low level soil geochemical anomaly is most likely a result of bioturbation. Several zones of artisanal mining activity are present on the ... «Marketwired, Nov 14»
5
Burrowing Animals Contribute Oxygen to Earth's Atmosphere
To better understand the creatures engaged in this bioturbation process, scientists used a computer model that linked data from the fossil ... «Design & Trend, Aug 14»
6
Will Mines, Tunnels and Drilling Scar Earth Permanently?
The name derives from the word bioturbation, which refers to the kind of trace left behind in the Earth by animals such as ants or wolves when ... «Scientific American, Aug 14»
7
Tapeworm-Like Fossil Suggests Origins of Left and Right
The Ediacaran period also lacked bioturbation, Joel said, or churned-up seafloors from marine organisms snuffling for food. It was only in the ... «LiveScience.com, Jun 14»
8
Meet the Exhibitors in the 2014 White House Science Fair
Her results suggest that combining the natural methods of earthworm bioturbation with biochars in soil may help reduce carbon emissions, ... «The White House, May 14»
9
Paleontologists discover new fossil organism
"Further, there was a complete lack of any bioturbation in the oceans at that time, meaning there were few marine organisms churning up ... «Phys.Org, May 14»
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Science-loving teens offer hope for the challenges of the future
Anne Merrill's project, "Comparative Suppression of Soil-Borne Pathogens via Earthworm Bioturbation of Natural and Man-Made Biochars" ... «Mother Nature Network, Mar 14»

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