Meanings
nounsavannization (usually uncountable, plural savannizations)
plural savannizations
- uncountableusuallyConversion to savanna (typically of forest as a result of fire).
In Africa, the “savannization” process started very early.
1995, Danilo J. Anton, Diversity Globalization, and the Ways of Nature1 more example
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.
2011, Mark Bush, Tropical Rainforest Responses to Climatic Change
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savannization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savannization
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