Naturalisation (biology)
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In biology, naturalisation is any process by which a non-native organism spreads into the wild and becomes naturalised. A population is said to be naturalised if its reproduction is sufficient to maintain it.
Some populations do not sustain themselves reproductively, but exist because of continued influx from elsewhere. Such a non-sustaining population, or the individuals within it, are said to be adventive.[1] Cultivated plants are a major source of adventive populations.
Naturalised species may become invasive species if they become sufficiently abundant to have an adverse effect on native plants and animals.
See also
- Indigenous (ecology)
- Endemic (ecology)
- Introduced species
- Invasive species
References
- ^ Warren L. Wagner, Derral R. Herbst, and Sy H. Sohmer. Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Revised Edition, 1999. Bishop Museum Press: Hololulu
Categories:
- Ecological processes
- Environmental issues with conservation
- Habitat (ecology) terminology
- Introduced species
- Invasive plant species
- Ecology stubs
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