warrened
Warrened is an adjective used to describe land or habitat characterized by the presence of rabbit warrens or by the construction of such burrow networks. The term can also describe animals that live within a warren or ecosystems dominated by rabbit burrows. Although not widely used in modern general usage, warrened appears in ecological, historical, and gamekeeping literature to indicate a landscape with extensive burrow networks and related soil and vegetation effects.
Etymology and usage: Derived from warren, a rabbit burrow complex. The suffix -ed turns the noun into
Ecological and management implications: Warrened landscapes feature irregular soil structure due to burrow systems, patches of
See also: warren, rabbit warren, gamekeeping, burrow, habitat management.