native flora and fauna
Local natural species
Native flora and fauna are the plants and animals that occur naturally in a particular region, having evolved or established there without human introduction.
The phrase typically appears in conservation contexts, distinguishing indigenous species from those brought by human activity: The island's native flora and fauna face threats from invasive species.
Flora covers plant life; fauna covers animal life.
- biomesMajor ecological community types
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- ethnobotanyScience of human-plant relationships
- zoologyStudy of fauna
endangered species · predation · endemic species · old growth forest · seed banks · nature reserve · biodiversity · savannas · wildlife corridors · taxonomy · keystone species · rewilding · rainforests · habitat restoration · eco-tourism · symbiosis · tundra · islands
native flora and faunainvasive species
Harmful non-native organism
introduced species · non-native species · exotic species · alien species · foreign species
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