What does defaunation mean?
Defaunation means (ecology) The loss of animals from a habitat.
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(ecology) The loss of animals from a habitat.
For this reason, the symbolic dimensions of defaunation can be of direct relevance to any initiative aiming for sustainable wildlife management and biodiversity conservation in areas inhabited by hunter-gatherers (Franzen 2005; Lu 2001).
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Defaunation means (ecology) The loss of animals from a habitat.
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For this reason, the symbolic dimensions of defaunation can be of direct relevance to any initiative aiming for sustainable wildlife management and biodiversity conservation in areas inhabited by hunter-gatherers (Franzen 2005; Lu 2001).
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