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Descriptor English: Introduced Species
Descriptor Spanish: Especies Introducidas
Descriptor especies introducidas
Entry term(s) especies exóticas
especies invasoras
Scope note: Organismos no nativos llevados a una región, hábitat o ECOSISTEMA por la actividad del hombre.
Descriptor Portuguese: Espécies Introduzidas
Descriptor French: Espèce introduite
Entry term(s): Alien Species
Alien Specy
Invasive Species
Species, Introduced
Species, Invasive
Tree number(s): B01.050.050.580
G16.500.275.157.049.400
N06.230.124.049.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058865
Scope note: Non-native organisms brought into a region, habitat, or ECOSYSTEM by human activity.
Allowable Qualifiers: EC economics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
DeCS ID: 53870
Unique ID: D058865
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2020/01/16
Introduced Species - Preferred
Concept UI M0545010
Scope note Non-native organisms brought into a region, habitat, or ECOSYSTEM by human activity.
Preferred term Introduced Species
Entry term(s) Alien Species
Alien Specy
Species, Introduced
Invasive Species - Narrower
Concept UI M0545092
Scope note Non-native species that threaten ecosystems, habitats, or other species and are likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.
Preferred term Invasive Species
Entry term(s) Species, Invasive



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