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invasive species

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003534

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003534
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
Synonymsinvasive alien species; invasive taxa
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsopests; pioneer species; introduced species; colonizing ability; interspecific competition; competitive exclusion; fish and wildlife law; ecological invasion; noxious weeds; ballast water; weeds
TranslationsSpanish: especies invasivas
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003534",
  "term": "invasive species",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "invasive alien species",
    "invasive taxa"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "pests",
    "pioneer species",
    "introduced species",
    "colonizing ability",
    "interspecific competition",
    "competitive exclusion",
    "fish and wildlife law",
    "ecological invasion",
    "noxious weeds",
    "ballast water",
    "weeds"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "especies invasivas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/invasive-species/"
}

Record 3,534 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.