disintegrity
nounEtymology From dis- + integrity.
1
A lack or loss of integrity or cohesion.
- Common symptoms of ecosystem disintegrity include the loss of self-regulatory functions (e.g. impaired nutrient recycling and productivity) and dramatic shifts in biotic community structure from dominance by relatively large, long-lived native species to dominance by smaller, short-lived exotics.2012, Daniel H. McKenzie, Ecological Indicators, page 124: