MLchartDataset catalogue

Benthic Burrow

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003006

Tubes, holes, furrows, and small mounds formed by the digging, feeding, and movement of benthic fauna. These can bring nutrients and other compounds to the surface - as well as destabilize the substrate.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003006
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003006",
  "term": "Benthic Burrow",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Tubes, holes, furrows, and small mounds formed by the digging, feeding, and movement of benthic fauna. These can bring nutrients and other compounds to the surface - as well as destabilize the substrate.",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/benthic-burrow/"
}

Record 3,006 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.