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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > ecology > ecological processes and phenomena > ecological competition > colonizing ability
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > ecology > ecological processes and phenomena > ecological competition > colonizing ability
Preferred Term:

colonizing ability

Definition:
Ability of an organism (e.g, microbe, plant, animal) to survive and thrive in a new habitat.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
ecological competition
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • invasion success
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/27998
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