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| + | [[Native]] to the region; not [[introduced]] from some other country.{{SCH}} |
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| In [[biogeography]], a [[species]] is defined as native to a given region or [[ecosystem]] if its presence in that region is the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention. Every natural [[organism]] (as opposed to a [[domestication|domesticated]] organism) has its own natural range of distribution in which it is regarded as native. Outside this native range, a species may be introduced by human activity; it is then referred to as an ''[[introduced species]]'' within the regions where it was anthropogenically introduced. | | In [[biogeography]], a [[species]] is defined as native to a given region or [[ecosystem]] if its presence in that region is the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention. Every natural [[organism]] (as opposed to a [[domestication|domesticated]] organism) has its own natural range of distribution in which it is regarded as native. Outside this native range, a species may be introduced by human activity; it is then referred to as an ''[[introduced species]]'' within the regions where it was anthropogenically introduced. |
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| *[[Endemism]] | | *[[Endemism]] |
| *[[Invasive species]] | | *[[Invasive species]] |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |