Organisms

Introduced Species

Non-native organisms brought into a region, habitat, or ECOSYSTEM by human activity.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Non-native organisms brought into a region, habitat, or ECOSYSTEM by human activity.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Alien Species
  • Alien Specy
  • Invasive Species

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2011

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. B01w.050w.050.580w
  2. G16.500.275w.157w.049w.400w
  3. N06.230w.124w.049w.400w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Introduced Species. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058865. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058865
  2. Introduced Species. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduced_species
  3. Introduced Species. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1065449