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Researching invasive species

Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide

The ISC is a constantly developing encyclopaedic resource containing:
Datasheets on over 1500 invasive species and animal diseases
Basic datasheets on further species, countries, habitats and pathways
Bibliographic database of over 75,000 records (updated weekly)
Full text documents (updated weekly)
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Country datasheets now include lists of species and animal diseases and can be found on the Basic Datasheets tab
Datasheets on Pathway causes (reasons for introduction/spread) and Pathway vectors (physical means of introduction/spread) have been added to the browse tree

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  conservation introductions
Attempts to establish populations into suitable habitat outside their range. Synonyms :
  introductions
Attempts to establish a population, for the purpose of conservation, in an area where it is not known to exist currently nor in recent history, but wh...
  population augmentations
tempt{s} to increase population size or genetic diversity by introducing outsourced individuals to an existing population Synonyms :augmentation; re-e...
  re-introductions
Attempts to establish a population into an area where it is known to formerly exist (through historical records, sub-fossils, or within a proposed ran...
  alien species
With respect to a particular ecosystem, any species, including its seeds, eggs, spores, or other biological material capable of propagating that speci...
  alien species
Refers to a species, subspecies or lower taxon, introduced outside its natural past or present distribution; includes any part, gametes, seeds, eggs, ...
  alien species
A species, subspecies, or lower taxon introduced outside its normal past or present distribution; includes any part, gametes, seeds, eggs, or propagul...
  ex situ conservation
The conservation of components of biodiversity outside their natural habitats. This includes captive animal or plant collections (whether propagated i...
  ex situ conservation
Means the conservation of components of biological diversity outside their natural habitats. Synonyms :
  headstarting
The temporary ex situ maintenance of young in a favourable environment to permit maximal early growth and/or protection from mortality in the wild. Ma...
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