What is the threat of invasive species?

What is an invasive species? What sort of problems can they cause? Once invaded, is it ever possible to get rid of the invader? How do these plants and animals "invade" an area?

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Subject(s)Science
Author(s)Eve Hartman, Wendy Meshbesher
Age11-14
Published2012
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Shelf reference500 SCI
ISN/ISBN9781406233865
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8qng

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