introduced species
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introduce
verb[T]
uk/ˌɪn.trəˈdʒuːs/us/ˌɪn.trəˈduːs/
to put something into use, operation, or a place for the ...
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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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To assess the role of parasites in marine invasions, we review reasons whyintroducedspeciesoften leave their natural enemies behind.
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The ecological and economic impacts of anintroducedspeciesare a direct result of its ecological success.
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Why d ointroducedspeciesappear to devastate islands more than mainland areas?
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Why d ointroducedspeciesappear to devastate island more than mainland areas?
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A regression was also calculated between the total parasitism and parasitism by theintroducedspecies.
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The available evidence indicates that the release ofintroducedspeciesfrom their native natural enemies, particularly parasites, is a significant contributor to their pest status.
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There are several reasons whyintroducedspeciesmay invade without their native parasites.
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Epizootics of previously undocumented parasites should not, de facto, be consideredintroducedspecies just because they are associated with the introduction of exotic hosts.
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Lacking parasites,introducedspeciesmay often perturb a system in unexpectedly powerful ways.
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One of the main limitations to farmers not planting forages may be lack of knowledge aboutintroducedspeciesand varieties.
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A prominent hypothesis explaining the success ofintroducedspeciesis that they are relatively free of the effects of natural enemies.
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This suggests thatintroducedspeciesare growing faster or surviving longer or both, compared to where they are native.
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There are three main hypotheses for the success ofintroducedspeciesrelative to where they are native.
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Manyintroducedspeciesappear to lack most or all of their native, presumably coevolved, natural enemies.
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The role ofintroducedspeciesin shaping the distribution and abundance of island reptiles.
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We limited our comparison to a selection ofintroducedspeciesfor which there were readily available studies providing ecological data in both the native and introduced ranges of the invader.
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Exotic species are rarely found in undisturbed tropical forests, probably because the great majority ofintroducedspecieslack the necessary traits, especially shade tolerance, to invade these ecosystems.
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This is not only to enable the accurate naming of native species discovered causing problems, but also to increase the chances of early detection of newlyintroducedspecies.
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Illustrative of the relatively intact ecological nature of this area, these tallies included nointroducedspecies.
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