alien species
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alien
adjective
uk/ˈeɪ.li.ən/us/ˈeɪ.li.ən/
relating to creatures from ...
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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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Furthermore, he found that there were only a fewalienspeciesthat polluted the catch, inferring that most spiders were involved in local dispersal episodes.
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Tropical forests, for example, may be degraded through population pressure, fire, and the propagation ofalienspecies.
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The section continues with a description of fishing and the problems arising thereof, and the issue of invasion byalienspecies.
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It is important to note, however, that there are fundamental non-convexities in the costs of preventing the spread of 'alienspecies'.
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Insects represent the majority of living organisms and, hence, form a large part of thealienspeciesproblem.
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Accordingly, they are not listed asalienspeciesin any respective reviews.
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Do invading and successfully establishingalienspecies, derived from certain donor areas have definable genetic characteristics?
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The first hypothesis should be tested by extensive and specific surveys foralienspeciesin natural habitats.
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How canalienspeciesinventories and interception data help us prevent insect invasions?
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They determined the risks of invasion associated with each of these pathways and were able to evaluate the effectiveness of current efforts to monitor arrival ofalienspecies.
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Researchers who have tried to analyse characteristic developmental patterns, the speed of dispersal or the degree of genetic divergence in populations ofalienspecieshave come to different conclusions.
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Management to controlalienspeciesshould be considered in a wholeecosystem context, based upon an understanding of how forest dynamics and structure affects the spread ofalienspecies.
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We conclude that the ability of this and otheralienspeciesto colonize intact lowland tropical rain forest is strongly influenced by the prevailing gap dynamics.
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However, the structure and dynamics of the forest may be considerably altered by the introduction ofalienspeciesthat benefit more than native species from pulses of resources.
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This is especially critical when thealienspeciesis an effective predator on native species or if introduction releases it from its native predators, parasites, or pathogens.
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Alongside the destruction of natural habitats, the introduction ofalienspeciesinto our ecosystems is one reason for the global loss of biodiversity.
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In the proposed legislation regarding the introduction ofalienspecies, plants are again a little too rigidly aligned with other forms of wildlife.
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Thesealienspeciescome in all shapes and sizes, but have one thing in common—they threaten our wildlife and, in particular, our wild plants.
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For that, man is also responsible, because we introduced thosealienspecies.
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