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Solanum tuberosum

Species on the move

What Neophytes & Neozoa = plants and animals that have found new homes. The collective term is Neobiota. _____________________________ Where and how? Everywhere in the world. Some travel far and others are intentionally imported to a new home. _____________________________ How many? There are about 12,000 "alien species" in Europe. They don't yet have a global figure. _____________________________

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How good? Although they have a bad reputation, many neobiota enrich their new environments. _____________________________ How good? But they can also cause economic and health problems, and often pose a threat to local biodiversity. In this case, they are called "invasive species." _____________________________

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How dangerous? But they can also cause economic and health problems, and often pose a threat to local biodiversity. In this case, they are called "invasive species."

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What Neophytes & Neozoa = plants and animals that have found new homes. The collective term is Neobiota. ______________________ Where and how? Everywhere in the world. Some travel far and others are intentionally imported to a new home.

Absicht importiert. ______________________ How many? There are about 12,000 "alien species" in Europe. They don't yet have a global figure. ______________________ How good? Although they have a bad reputation, many neobiota enrich their new environments.

...that underwater noise in shipping docks attracts stowaways?

How dangerous? But they can also cause economic and health problems, and often pose a threat to local biodiversity. In this case, they are called "invasive species." ________________________

... Viren das Leben im Meer gestalten?

What Neophytes & Neozoa = plants and animals that have found new homes. The collective term is Neobiota. ________________________ Where and how? Everywhere in the world. Some travel far and others are intentionally imported to a new home.

How many? There are about 12,000 "alien species" in Europe. They don't yet have a global figure. ________________________ How good? Although they have a bad reputation, many neobiota enrich their new environments.

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What Neophytes & Neozoa = plants and animals that have found new homes. The collective term is Neobiota. _____________________________ Where and how? Everywhere in the world. Some travel far and others are intentionally imported to a new home. _____________________________

How many? There are about 12,000 "alien species" in Europe. They don't yet have a global figure. _____________________________ How good? Although they have a bad reputation, many neobiota enrich their new environments. _____________________________

How dangerous? But they can also cause economic and health problems, and often pose a threat to local biodiversity. In this case, they are called "invasive species." _____________________________

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What Neophytes & Neozoa = plants and animals that have found new homes. The collective term is Neobiota. _____________________________ Where and how? Everywhere in the world. Some travel far and others are intentionally imported to a new home.

How many? There are about 12,000 "alien species" in Europe. They don't yet have a global figure. _____________________________ How good? Although they have a bad reputation, many neobiota enrich their new environments. ______________________________

How dangerous? But they can also cause economic and health problems, and often pose a threat to local biodiversity. In this case, they are called "invasive species." _____________________________

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That's what scientists at the Western Australian Department of Fisheries discovered. According to their explanation, the sounds made by a ship motor are similar to those produced by a coral reef. Fish larvae, barnacles and ascidiacea navigate using such noises when searching for cover.Many species hitch a ride with global shipping freighters to foreign ecosystems. The scientists, therefore, recommend docked ships get their electricity from a shoreside supply, instead of from noisy on-board generators.

What Neophytes & Neozoa = plants and animals that have found new homes. The collective term is Neobiota. ___________________________ Where and how? Everywhere in the world. Some travel far and others are intentionally imported to a new home. ___________________________ How many? There are about 12,000 "alien species" in Europe. They don't yet have a global figure. ___________________________ How good? Although they have a bad reputation, many neobiota enrich their new environments. ___________________________ How dangerous? But they can also cause economic and health problems, and often pose a threat to local biodiversity. In this case, they are called "invasive species." ___________________________

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