Science. 1971 Sep 17;173(4002):1127-9. doi: 10.1126/science.173.4002.1127.
Rocks of the rim and upper walls of Scripps Submarine Canyon are intensely burrowed by marine invertebrates. Important excavators are bivalves, polychaetes, and sipunculoids whose activities culminate in a network of passageways and eventual disintegration of the rocks. In many localities erosion by animals is more important than erosion by physical and chemical processes.
斯克里普斯海底峡谷边缘和上部墙壁的岩石被海洋无脊椎动物严重侵蚀。重要的挖掘者是双壳类动物、多毛类动物和星虫类动物，它们的活动最终形成了一个通道网络，并导致岩石的最终解体。在许多地方，动物的侵蚀比物理和化学过程的侵蚀更为重要。
