Geobiology: Machine learning puts bioturbation on the map.

Journal: Current biology : CB
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Abstract

Bioturbation, the mixing of sediment through the actions of organisms, is a crucial ecosystem engineering process that controls biogeochemical cycles and helps structure marine ecosystems. Machine learning is helping to develop global maps of the intensity and depth of bioturbation.

Authors

  • Alison T Cribb
    School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
  • Simon A F Darroch
    Senckenberg Museum of Natural History, Frankfurt am Main 60325, Germany. Electronic address: simon.darroch@senckenberg.de.