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invasive species

Also known as invasive alien species, invasive, invading species, invader species, bioinvader, invasive organism, bioinvasion, biological invasion

non-native organism causing damage to an established environment

AI overview

An invasive species is a plant, animal, or other organism that isn't native to a particular area and causes harm to the environment there. They matter because they can disrupt ecosystems, damage crops, spread diseases, and cost billions of dollars in economic losses.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, invasive species is referenced by 5,094 other articles, and connects out to Eichhornia crassipes, primary nutritional group and Cat.

It is catalogued under topics including Environmental conservation, Environmental terminology and Forest pathology.

Its subject is documented across 61 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Subclass of: introduced species
Image: Japanese Beetles on Pasture Rose, Ottawa.jpg

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Commons category: Invasive species
topic's main category: Category:Invasive species
Commons gallery: Invasive species
has effect: biodiversity loss
on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change
significant person: Charles Sutherland Elton
contributing factor of: environmental degradation
handled, mitigated, or managed by: hunting
has contributing factor: human
model item: Pueraria thomsonii

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Encyclopedic overview

North American beaver (Castor canadensis) dam in Tierra del Fuego Kudzu growing over and smothering trees in Atlanta, Georgia Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) as a roadside weed in Poland Vinca in a garden

An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment. Invasive species adversely affect habitats and bioregions, causing ecological, environmental, and/or economic damage. Since the 20th century, invasive species have become serious economic, social, and environmental threats worldwide.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “invasive species” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.