Invasive

• Title

  Invasive

• Definition

  A species of plant, animal, or microbe from one area that is introduced into an area where it was not present before and once established in the new habitat it causes economic damage, outcompetes native species thereby causing them to become less common, causes native species to be extirpated from some areas, or drives native species to extinction.

• Related Terms

  Alien

  Adventive

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