Introduction of plant species
Plants which have been translocated by human agency into lands or waters where they have not lived previously, at least during historic times. Such translocation of species always involves an element of risk if not of serious danger. Newly arrived species may be highly competitive with or otherwise adversely affect native species and communities. Some may become a nuisance through sheer overabundance. They may become liable to rapid genetic changes in their new environment. Many harmful introductions have been made by persons unqualified to anticipate the often complex ecological interaction which may ensue. On the other hand many plants introduced into modified or degraded environments may be more useful than native species in controlling erosion or in performing other positive functions.
INTR_PLANTS
The following have been used in the definition of this feature type
The following have been used in categorising this feature type
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1042 | Dataset_Id | An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to | Mandatory | number(4) |   |   | Types | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1045 | Date_Capture | The date the feature was captured | Mandatory | date |   |   | Types | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1249 | Date_Flag | The type of date been stored, i.e.whether the date is approximate or definite, and for which component of the date is approximate or definite. Also includes seasons | Mandatory | character(50) |
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1108 | Intro_Species | The name of the introduced species. For example, it may include grains or animal diseases | Mandatory | character(50) |   |   | Types | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1150 | Q_Info | An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. | Mandatory | number(5) |   |   | Types |