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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. pests
  4. invasive species

Preferred term

invasive species

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • invasive alien species
  • invasive taxa

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28000

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