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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. natural resources
  3. biological resources
  4. introduced species

Preferred term

introduced species

Type

  • Organism

Definition

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

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • alien animals
  • alien species
  • exotics
  • exotic species
  • nonindigenous species
  • non-native species
  • nonnative species

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17460

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