Invasive species definition

Invasive species means an alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.
Invasive species means a plant species or a nonnative animal
Invasive species means nonindigenous species whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmen- tal harm or harm to human health.

Examples of Invasive species in a sentence

  • Invasive species – as defined in Executive Order 13112 (1999), a species not native to an ecosystem whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.


More Definitions of Invasive species

Invasive species means any species whose establishment and spread outside of its natural distribution range-
Invasive species means a plant species or a nonnative animal species that either:
Invasive species means, upon the mutual agreement of the directors of the departments, a
Invasive species means a species that is nonnative to the ecosystem under consideration and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.
Invasive species means an alien species whose establishment and spread may cause economic or environmental damage to the ecosystems or biological resources or harm to human health;
Invasive species means, with regard to a particular ecosystem, a non-native organism whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm, or harm to human, animal, or plant health.
Invasive species means nonnative species of the animal kingdom that are not naturally occurring in Washington for purposes of breeding, resting, or foraging, and that pose an invasive risk of harming or threatening the state's environmental, economic, or human resources. Invasive species include all stages of species development and body parts. They may also include genetically modified or cryptogenic species.