invasive species

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species
noun[C]
uk /ˈspiː.ʃiːz/ us /ˈspiː.ʃiːz/
a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with ...
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This a change can be the result of invasivespecies such as cogon grasses, which out-compete the native forest species.
In the cases considered here, the invasivespecies dramatically reduces or eliminates economic benefits from agriculture, which provides enough reason for agricultural policymakers to implement these anti-invasive species/pro-agriculture policies.
In terms of economic importance the present study included many fruit flies that are pests or have the potential to become invasivespecies.
The potential role of this maladaptation on the success of invasivespecies is discussed.
In addition, small-scale surveys of invasivespecies will be biased toward areas that contain exotic species.
Determining how to accurately compare the relative impact of invasivespecies on different communities is a promising area of future research.
Will tropical forests also be overwhelmed by exotic species, or do tropical forests possess some resistance against invasivespecies?
The damage caused by invasivespecies is often a result of the higher densities and larger sizes they attain compared to where they are native.
Due to their negative impacts on the environment and economy, invasivespecies eradication is a key focus for managers.
However, the environmental variables conducive to the high abundance of these three invasivespecies have not been determined quantitatively.
In reality, policymakers and farmers alike are often unaware of the potential for invasivespecies to disrupt an ecological-economic system.
With reference to health, little is known other than the fact that invasivespecies have opened up new foci for parasite transmission.
The importance of minor ornamental trades in the introduction of invasivespecies is exemplified by the trade in bonsai trees.
These policies increase agricultural values in part by avoiding the system collapse caused by invasivespecies.
Many tephritids are pests in their endemic range, and several have become invasivespecies.
However, the mechanism by which more diverse communities are able to resist invasivespecies in these experiments remains unclear.
Consequently, it is relevant that species from xeric habitats and pre-adapted to a large range of conditions, are potential invasivespecies of mesic degraded habitats.
Epizoochory is an important dispersal syndrome among invasivespecies but ecological studies are scant.
Whether fragmented or otherwise disturbed by humans, tropical forests worldwide suffer an impact from invasivespecies.
Conservation expenditures on management and control of these invasivespecies can be weighed against the benefits accrued from preserving the level of groundwater recharge to the aquifer.
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