Bio-erosion (English spelling)

Japanese: bio-erosion(英語表記)bioerosion
Bio-erosion (English spelling)

This is called a honeycomb structure, and is the result of the combined efforts of boring shells, dissolution, and wind erosion within the range of the splash water, and is also seen as "spray erosion." A new term has been coined to describe the erosion caused by the activities of boring shells and other living organisms: bio-erosion.
[Corrosion]
This type of erosion is especially prevalent in limestone areas.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "bio-erosion" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これを蜂窩(ほうか)構造と呼び,穿孔貝の活動や溶食,風食などが,しぶきの及ぶ範囲で合作した結果であり,〈しぶきの浸食〉ともみられる。このように穿孔貝などの生物の活動が及ぼす浸食作用を生浸食bio‐erosionとする新しい用語がある。
[溶食]
 石灰岩地域にとくに目だつ浸食のタイプである。…

※「bio-erosion」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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