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Defaunation

Organisms & populations

The loss or depletion of animal populations and communities, including declines in abundance and ecological function that can occur without complete species extinction.

Dirzo, R., Young, H. S., Galetti, M., Ceballos, G., Isaac, N. J. B., & Collen, B. (2014). Defaunation in the Anthropocene. Science, 345(6195), 401–406.