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Etymology

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From bio- +‎ mantling.

Noun

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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 ].