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Introduced species

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003531

Species that were intentionally or unintentionally brought by humans into a new geographic area or environment which is outside of their native range.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003531
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsalien animals; alien species; exotic species; exotics; non-native species; nonindigenous species; nonnative species
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoBiological resources; Indigenous species; Invasive species; Cryptogenic species; Introduced plants
TranslationsSpanish: especies introducidas
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003531",
  "term": "Introduced species",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Species that were intentionally or unintentionally brought by humans into a new geographic area or environment which is outside of their native range.",
  "synonyms": [
    "alien animals",
    "alien species",
    "exotic species",
    "exotics",
    "non-native species",
    "nonindigenous species",
    "nonnative species"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "biological resources",
    "indigenous species",
    "invasive species",
    "cryptogenic species",
    "introduced plants"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "especies introducidas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/introduced-species/"
}

Record 3,489 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.