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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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Updates
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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  introduction
sed} of an organism … the intentional or accidental dispersal by human agency of a living organism outside its historically known native range. Synony...
  introduction
The deliberate or accidental release of a living organism(s) into the wild in areas (e.g. country, region, site, etc.) where the species or race is no...
  introduction
The movement, by human agency, of a species, subspecies, or lower taxon (including any part, gametes, seeds, eggs, or propagule that might survive and...
  introduction
The deliberate or accidental release of an organism(s) into the wild in areas (e.g. country, region, site, etc.) where the species or race is not nati...
  introduction
Refers to the movement by human agency, indirect or direct, of an alien species outside of its natural range (past or present). Synonyms :
  introduction
The movement, by human agency, of a species, subspecies, or lower taxon (including any part, gametes or propagule that might survive and subsequently ...
  introduction
The intentional or unintentional escape, release, dissemination, or placement of a species into an ecosystem as a result of human activity. Synonyms :
  introduction
The release of a biological control agent into an ecosystem where it did not exist previously (see establishment) [ISPM No. 3, 1996] Synonyms :
  introduction
The entry of a pest resulting in its establishment [FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995; IPPC, 1997] Synonyms :
  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 e...
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