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  2. List of invasive species in North America - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of invasive species in North America.A species is regarded as invasive if it has been introduced by human action to a location, area, or region where it did not previously occur naturally (i.e., is not a native species), becomes capable of establishing a breeding population in the new location without further intervention by humans, and becomes a pest in the new location ...

  3. Forest conservation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Invasive species threaten forest ecosystems. Invasive species are any species that is not native to that ecosystem and economic harm along with harm to the environment. [24] Invasive species cause disruptions in the function of the ecosystem. These species not only affect the plants within a forest, but they can affect the animals within an ...

  4. Invasive species - Wikipedia

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    Invasive species may be plants, animals, fungi, and microbes; some include native species that have invaded human habitats such as farms and landscapes. [5] Some broaden the term to include indigenous or "native" species that have colonized natural areas. [ 4 ]

  5. Invasive species in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The economic impacts of invasive species can be difficult to estimate especially when an invasive species does not affect economically important native species. This is partly because of the difficulty in determining the non-use value of native habitats damaged by invasive species and incomplete knowledge of the effects of all of the invasive species present in the U.S. Estimates for the ...

  6. Glossary of invasion biology terms - Wikipedia

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    The need for a clearly defined and consistent invasion biology terminology has been acknowledged by many sources.Invasive species, or invasive exotics, is a nomenclature term and categorization phrase used for flora and fauna, and for specific restoration-preservation processes in native habitats.

  7. Kudzu in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Kudzu is an invasive plant species in the United States, introduced from Asia with devastating environmental consequences, [1] earning it the nickname "the vine that ate the South". It has been spreading rapidly in the Southern United States , "easily outpacing the use of herbicide, spraying, and mowing, as well increasing the costs of these ...

  8. Invasive yellow-legged hornet queen captured in Jasper ... - AOL

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    One-by-one, the hornet picks forager bees off before they get back to the nest, leaving the colony undisturbed. The first yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) was detected in Savannah in August 2023.

  9. List of invasive species in Florida - Wikipedia

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    State regulated plant species are listed in the State of Florida Noxious Weed List, and the State of Florida Prohibited Aquatic Plants List. [178] Many of the non-native plant species documented in Florida are assessed for invasive potential by UF/IFAS. [179] FISC describes Category I species as plants which displace native species, disrupt ...