Open AccessSubaerial animal and plant bioerosion in castellated sandstone rocks (Pleistocene to Recent, Czech Republic)
Author(s) -
Radek Mikuláš
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
bulletin of the geological society of denmark
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2245-7070
pISSN - 0011-6297
DOI - 10.37570/bgsd-1998-45-25
Subject(s) - subaerial , bioerosion , geology , czech , quaternary , pleistocene , paleontology , oceanography , linguistics , philosophy , coral
Rate ofbioerosion in some subaerial settings may compete with that of marine bioerosion. Chief agents are plant root activity and microbe metabolism. How- ever, locally, insects may mine sandstone to produce nesting galleries, while tree trunks, moving in storms, may abrade distinctive and long-lasting grooves in the rock. Examples are described from the Quaternary of the Czech Republic.