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National Plant Protection Organization
Official service established by a government to discharge the functions specified by the IPPC [FAO, 1990; formerly Plant Protection Organization (National)]
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nationally native
Native to a particular country or state.
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native
{Used of} A species or race which occurs naturally in an area.
Synonyms :indigenous
native organism
An organism occurring within its known or consensual range (as documented in scientific publications).
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native plants
Taxa that have originated in a given area without human involvement or that have arrived there without intentional or unintentional intervention of humans from an area in which they are native.
Synonyms :indigenous plants
native range
Natural limits of geographical distribution of a species (modified after Zaitsev and Ozturk, 2001).
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native species
A species, subspecies, or lower taxon living within its natural range (past or present), including the area which it can reach and occupy using its own legs, wings, wind/water-borne or other dispersal systems, even if it is seldom found there.
Synonyms :indigenous species
native species
A species, subspecies, or lower taxon, occurring within its natural range (past or present) and dispersal potential (i.e. within the range it occupies naturally or could occupy without direct or indirect introduction or care by humans.)
Synonyms :indigenous {species}
native species
With respect to a particular ecosystem, a species that, other than as a result of an introduction, historically occurred or currently occurs in that ecosystem.
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native species
A species or race which occurs naturally in an area, in this case Great Britain.
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