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What is bioerosion?

What is bioerosion? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The erosion of undersea rock or coral reefs by mollusks and other organisms.
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A subgroup of organisms in this habitat bores and grinds exposed rock through the process of bioerosion.
The rate at which pots become incapacitated can be affected by their rate of decomposition, bioerosion, and engulfment through encrustation by sessile organisms.
The walls are subject to erosion by bioerosion, or slumping.
The Cretaceous was also an important interval in the evolution of bioerosion, the production of borings and scrapings in rocks, hardgrounds and shells.
Another significant source of erosion, particularly on carbonate coastlines, is the boring, scraping and grinding of organisms, a process termed bioerosion.

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