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introduced species

one that does not naturally occur in the area and has been brought in accidentally or intentionally by man, for example, rabbits in Australia (introduced originally to the British Isles from Spain).
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An area had been set aside in order to construct a garden specifically to house our world famous orchid collection and other exotic plants.
Parklife: what could have been; MY CITY
Often, exotic plants and animals are introduced to new continents or geographic regions by travelers and commerce.
Climate change opens new avenue for spread of invasive plants
"If you look at the cumulative effect of livestock production, no other human activity has a larger negative impact on the environment in the West," says Wuerthner, who cites the effect on water quality, soil erosion, exotic plant invasions, and endangered or threatened animal species.
Wasting the West: how welfare ranchers and their livestock are damaging public land
Sixteen Exotic Plant Management Teams have been established throughout the system, including one based in Shenandoah.
Combatting invasives
A significant problem in these urban bushland reserves is invasion by exotic plant species, particularly on soils subject to nutrient addition (Bliss et al.
Soil phosphorus enhancement below stormwater outlets in urban bushland: spatial and temporal changes and the relationship with invasive plants
The audience already knows the story of the nerdy orphan in a skid-row florist's shop whose secret formula for producing a giant exotic plant earns him fame, fortune, and the heart of a masochistic beauty named Audrey.
Little Shop's big comeback: late gay lyricist Howard Ashman's delicious Little Shop of Horrors finally makes it to Broadway in a production that's built to last
Johnson identified and cataloged the plants in each of 108 one-square-meter study plots to see how many of the 146 native and exotic plant species were growing there.
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
More than 900 exotic plant species--everything from the infamous kudzu to trees such as the Australian pine, melaleuca and Brazilian pepper-- have moved in, finding the state's mild climate, absence of enemies and disturbed soils much to their liking.
A Florida Island Battles Green Invaders
During that comment period, AF&PA advised APHIS that any import restrictions (either treatment or ban) be implemented on a country-by-country basis, based on a risk assessment of exotic plant pest introductions, one of the options currently being considered.
AF&PA Comments on APHIS's Proposed EIS
Exotic plant and animal species are invading virtually every ecosystem on earth, warns Chris Bright in Life Out of Bounds: Bioinvasion in a Borderless World, his new book about these bioinvaders.
Life out of Bounds: Bioinvasion in a Borderless World
Under this scenario, exotic plant species might invade and coexist with high numbers of native plant species as long as light, water, and nutrients were not limiting.
Exotic plant species invade hot spots of native plant diversity
IF Gareth Welsh can't be found in his beloved Butterfly World, which he set up in Preston Park 19 years ago, then the adventurer is sure to be crouched down low hiding behind an exotic plant in the jungle.
Butterfly summer; BRING a touch of summer to your home and wardrobe with some beautiful butterflies, says SARAH DALE
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