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PREFERRED TERM

invasive species

TYPE

Organism

DEFINITION

Invasive species are those plants, animals, and microbes not native to a region which, when introduced either accidentally or intentionally, cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. See Executive Order 13112 (February 1999).
Las especies invasivas son aquellas plantas, animales, y microorganismos que no son nativos de una región y que, al ser introducidos en forma accidental o intencional, causan daño económico o al medio ambiente o daño a la salud humana. Vea orden ejecutiva 13112 (Febrero 1999)
Species, subspecies or lower taxa that in particular environments will reproduce and spread to such an extent that they negatively impact other species and/or have conspicuous effects on those environments.

BROADER CONCEPT

NARROWER CONCEPTS

invasive alien species

RELATED CONCEPTS

ALTERNATIVE LABEL

invasive
invasive exotics
invasive organism
invasive organisms
invasives

BELONGS TO GROUP

organisms, by non-taxonomic groups

IN OTHER LANGUAGES

侵入种	Chinese
invazní druhy	Czech
invasieve soorten	Dutch
espèce envahissante	French
Invasive Art	German
Invasive Arten
Neobiota
Specie invasive	Italian
Specie aliene
инвазивные виды	Russian
especies invasivas	Spanish
especie invasiva
దాడి చేసే జాతులు	Telugu
istilacı türler	Turkish
інвазивні види	Ukrainian
specii invazive	mo
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URI

http://id.agrisemantics.org/gacs/C2295

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EXACT MATCH

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49865	aims.fao.org
http://id.cabi.org/cabt/61421	id.cabi.org
http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28000	lod.nal.usda.gov