Invasive species (Q731)

Subject, term, tag: Invasive species

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Invasive species	Subject, term, tag: Invasive species

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

1 reference

Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group II: Climate Change 2022 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

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Definition

A species that is not native to a specific location or nearby, lacking natural controls, and that has a tendency to rapidly increase in abundance, displacing native species. Invasive species may also damage the human economy or human health. (English)