biomantling

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ mantling

Noun

biomantling (uncountable)

1. (soil science) bioturbation of the upper part of the soil
   • 2015 October 29, “Sequential Subterranean Transport of Excavated Sand and Foraged Seeds in Nests of the Harvester Ant, Pogonomyrmex badius”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     As a result, they are the chief agents of bioturbation and biomantling in many temperate and tropical ecosystems [1 –3 ].