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nonnative

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Some studies have found that planting nonnative trees in Canada and China on a large scale, for example, has disturbed natural ecosystems, worsened wildfires and depleted groundwater levels.

From Time

According to the department, it’s illegal to transport and release fish or other species in public waters, whether they are native or nonnative.

Like their nonnative neighbors, some members contracted the coronavirus and had to be hospitalized.

For example, the scientist and writer Rachel Carson advocated importing nonnative species as an alternative to using pesticides.

Eventually, different plants come in, usually invasive, nonnative species, says Bradley Herrick, an ecologist and research program manager at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum.

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On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nonnative, such as: alien, different, external, offshore, overseas, and unfamiliar.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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