Invasive Species Profiles List
WEBThe Invasive Species Profiles List is a overview of all invasive species profiles included on our Web site with primary common and scientific names, and is searchable. If you prefer to view our profiles by species type and habitat, see our main Species Profiles page.
Invasive Species - National Geographic Society
WEBAug 29, 2024 · An invasive species is an organism that is not indigenous, or native, to a particular area. Invasive species can cause great economic and environmental harm to the new area. Not all non-native species are invasive.
Invasive Species - National Wildlife Federation
WEBAn invasive species can be any kind of living organism—an amphibian (like the cane toad), plant, insect, fish, fungus, bacteria, or even an organism’s seeds or eggs—that is not native to an ecosystem and causes harm. They can harm the environment, the economy, or even human health.
What are Invasive Species?
WEBInvasive species can lead to the extinction of native plants and animals, destroy biodiversity, and permanently alter habitats. See our impacts section to learn more about the various impacts of invasive species -- economic and social, environmental and ecological, and human health.
Invasive species | Description, Characteristics, Examples, Solutions ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Invasive species, any nonnative species that significantly modifies or disrupts the ecosystems it colonizes. Human activities are considered to be the most common ways invasive organisms are transported to new habitats.
Invasive species facts and information - National Geographic
WEBJun 5, 2019 · All kinds of plants and animals, including trees, fish, rodents, insects, and fungi, can become invasive. Some are initially introduced to new locations for a purpose, only to...
National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC)
WEBThe gateway to invasive species information; covering federal, state, local, and international sources. Invasive species are plants, animals, or pathogens that are non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration, and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause harm.
Invasive Species | What We Do | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
WEBAn invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can …
What Are Invasive Species? - Invasive & Non-Native Species (U.S ...
WEBJul 29, 2024 · Invasive species has a specific definition: A non-native species that causes harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health (Executive Order 13751). It is often thought that the terms 'invasive' and 'non-native' can be used interchangeably, but this is not always the case.
Invasive Species - US Forest Service
WEBThere are many kinds of invasive species-harmful exotic (alien) plants, animals, algae, fungus, or disease-causing microorganisms; and these harmful invaders threaten aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.