Home › Words › T › terrestrializationterrestrializationterrestrialization means the colonization of the land by aquatic organisms.EtymologyFrom terrestrial + -ization.nounThe colonization of the land by aquatic organisms.e.g.“Succession is a major issue in current pond conservation management since it may eventually result in the loss of valuable habitats due to terrestrialization, especially in eutrophicated systems.” — 2015 October 1, “The Impact of Conservation Management on the Community Composition of Multiple Organism Groups in Eutrophic Interconnected Man-Made Ponds”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).