“…Previous studies estimated both positive as well as negative impacts of burrowing animals on sediment redistribution rates. The results were obtained by applying tests under laboratory conditions using rainfall simulators, conducting several field campaigns weeks to months apart, or by measuring the volume of excavated or eroded sediment in the field using methods such as erosion pins, splash boards, or simple rulers (Imeson and Kwaad, 1976;Reichman and Seabloom, 2002;Wei et al, 2007;Le Hir et al, 2007;Li et al, 2018;Li et al, 2019c;Li et al, 2019b;Voiculescu et al, 2019;Chen et al, 2021;Übernickel et al, 2021b;Li et al, 2019a). Although burrowing animals are generally seen as ecosystem engineers (Gabet et al, 2003;Wilkinson et al, 2009), their role in soil erosion, in general, and for numerical soil erosion models, in particular, is, to date, limited to predictions of the burrow locations and particle mixing at these locations (Black and Montgomery, 1991;Meysman et al, 2003;Yoo et al, 2005;Schiffers et al, 2011).…”