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Bioturbation

earth science Maturity 9-11

Animals move dirt and sand.

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) resting in a crowd on Wahlbergøya, Svalbard (3).jpg
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) resting in a crowd on Wahlbergøya, Svalbard (3).jpg
They dig deep holes. Some eat the sand and move it. This helps other small things live. It makes the ground new.
Arenicola marina 2010.JPG
Arenicola marina 2010.JPG
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File:Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) resting in a crowd on Wahlbergøya, Svalbard (3).jpg
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) resting in a...
File:Arenicola marina 2010.JPG
Arenicola marina 2010.JPG
File:Goby fish with shrimp.jpg
Goby fish with shrimp.jpg
File:Camas pocket gopher mounds.JPG
Camas pocket gopher mounds.JPG
File:Chironomidae.jpg
Chironomidae.jpg
File:Benthic bioturbation and bioirrigation.jpg
Benthic bioturbation and bioirrigation.jpg
File:Marine Nitrogen Cycle.jpg
Marine Nitrogen Cycle.jpg
File:Planolites.jpg
Planolites.jpg
File:Waianakarua Bioturbation (2).jpg
Waianakarua Bioturbation (2).jpg
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