savannization

English

Etymology

savanna +‎ -ization

Noun

savannization (usually uncountable, plural savannizations)

  1. Conversion to savanna (typically of forest as a result of fire).
    • 1995, Danilo J. Anton, Diversity Globalization, and the Ways of Nature:
      In Africa, the “savannization” process started very early.
    • 2011, Mark Bush, Tropical Rainforest Responses to Climatic Change:
      Increasing soil temperature and the reduction of the ecosystem's capacity to retain carbon could eventually force the Amazon through a gradual process of savannization.
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