 ##  [Biological Weathering](/index.php/biological-weathering) 

  ##  [Biological Weathering](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/biological-weathering-0) 

  
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**Natural &amp; Formal Sciences Dictionary**

 
Definition

Weathering processes driven or enhanced by biological activity, including mechanical actions (root wedging, burrowing), biochemically mediated reactions (organic acid production, chelation), and microbial alteration of mineral surfaces.