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100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species is a list of invasive species compiled in 2000 from the Global Invasive Species Database, a database of invasive species around the world. [1] [2] The database is run by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The ISSG acknowledges ...
The Global Invasive Species Database is a database of invasive species around the world [1] run by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. [2] It publishes the list 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species. [3]
100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species; A. ... List of invasive alien species of Union concern; Invasive species in the United States This page was ...
Classified as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species, the crabs are near indestructible: they feed on almost anything, can survive on land as well as in fresh and saltwater, and ...
South American in origin, this species is considered to be in the top 100 of the "World's Worst Invasive Alien Species". [2] It is also ranked as the 40th worst alien species in Europe and the worst alien species of gastropod in Europe. [3]
These are just a few examples of the environmental chaos sown by invasive species, whose spread around the world has seen economic damages quadruple every decade since 1970, scientists said on Monday.
Because of its aggressive expansion, the Global Invasive Species Database lists it as one of the world’s worst invasive species,” the site states.
It is known by different names around the world. In the British Isles, it is generally referred to as the shore crab, or green shore crab. In North America and South Africa, it bears the name European green crab. C. maenas is a widespread invasive species, listed among the 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species. [2]