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Bioturbation Index

The Bioturbation Index is a quantitative stratigraphic metric that categorizes the degree of sediment reworking by benthic organisms within a sedimentary bed, distinguished by its standardized scale based on the extent of visible biogenic structures relative to primary sedimentary fabrics.

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Description and analysis of bioturbation and ichnofabric

Andrew M. Taylor, R. Goldring · Journal of the Geological Society · 1993 · 1K citations

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A bioturbation classification of <scp>E</scp>uropean marine infaunal invertebrates

Ana M. Queirós, Silvana N.R. Birchenough, Julie Bremner et al. · Ecology and Evolution · 2013 · 307 citations · Full text

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Image analysis techniques and gray-level co-occurrence matrices (GLCM) for calculating bioturbation indices and characterizing biogenic sedimentary structures

Chris Ebey, Roy E. Plotnick · Computers & Geosciences · 2008 · 98 citations

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Linking invertebrate burrow distributions (neoichnology) to physicochemical stresses on a sandy tidal flat: implications for the rock record

Shahin E. Dashtgard · Sedimentology · 2011 · 78 citations

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Ichnofabric and basin analysis

David J. Bottjer, Mary L. Droser · Palaios · 1991 · 73 citations

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Authors

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  1. SE
    Shahin E. Dashtgard

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    3 publications · 122 citations

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  2. DJ
    David J. Bottjer

    University of Southern California, United States

    2 publications · 83 citations

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  3. KA
    Korhan Ayrancı

    University of Alberta, Canada

    2 publications · 44 citations

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  4. FJ
    Francisco J. Rodríguez‐Tovar

    Universidad de Granada, Spain

    2 publications · 88 citations

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  5. ML
    Mary L. Droser

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    2 publications · 83 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    122 citations

  2. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    636 citations

  3. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    592 citations

  4. Universidad de Granada

    Granada, Spain

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    105 citations

  5. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    62 citations

  6. University of Southern Denmark

    Odense, Denmark

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    128 citations

  7. National Oceanography Centre

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    636 citations

  8. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

    Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    64 citations

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  1. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

    3 publications · 100 citations

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  2. Journal of Sedimentary Research

    JSR · 2 publications · 33 citations

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  3. Sedimentology

    2 publications · 104 citations

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  4. Palaios

    2 publications · 91 citations

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  5. Ecological Indicators

    2 publications · 79 citations

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