NALT

Preferred term

invasive species

Organism

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.

pests

invasive alien species
invasive taxa

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

19612

Spanish

especies invasivas

URI

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

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 3/6/20