The Emergence Machine

Deforestation

abstract · environment · Level 8 · E7

E7Ecosystems

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Emergence definition

Deforestation involves the removal of a substantial amount of a forest's tree cover, often resulting in loss of biodiversity and disruption of ecosystem processes.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “deforestation” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “deforestation”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
deforestation
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0DeforestationPortionFoodAnimalCellMaterialPermanent… intermediate l…DurationFormLifeMeasurementActionChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesDeforestation EcoL9DeforestationL8PermanentL3PortionL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Permanent L3 (requires)
    Deforestation: The permanent removal of a significant portion of a forest's tree cover, often resulting in loss of biodiversity and disruption of ecosystem processes.
  • Portion L7 (requires)
    Deforestation: The permanent removal of a significant portion of a forest's tree cover, often resulting in loss of biodiversity and disruption of ecosystem processes.

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