Words of the day: “empty forest” - a forest or jungle ecosystem that has lost its large mammals due to defaunation, while its…

2018-11-04 IFTTT, Twitter, RobGMacfarlane

Words of the day: “empty forest” - a forest or jungle ecosystem that has lost its large mammals due to defaunation, while its vegetation remains intact. A habitat hollowed from the inside out.
Coined by Kent H. Redford, 1992. #LexiconForTheAnthropocene pic.twitter.com/Kc8L5uXSzv
— Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane) November 4, 2018

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