savannization

English

Etymology

From 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.