Skip to main content

Sage Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

... > social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > geography/geology > biogeography > human-induced invasion of species
... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > physical geography > biogeography > human-induced invasion of species
... > other subjects > natural sciences > Earth science > physical geography > biogeography > human-induced invasion of species

Preferred term

human-induced invasion of species  

Definition

  • An invasion of a species is defined as the introduction, establishment, and subsequent spread of that species in a geographic area different from its original or native geographical range. Once a species has been introduced into a new habitat, it can be naturalized; that is, it can adapt to the new environment and expand its population, usually producing negative effects on native species and on the whole ecosystem structure. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Human-Induced Invasion of Species]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/human-induced_invasion_of_species

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD