Property:Definition
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Terms used to describe 'Occurrence' of species. +
Species which may be listed as alien or introduced but whose occurrence has not been specified. +
Species that are demonstrating aggressive spread and there is concern about its spread OR species where some concern has been recorded- this may be due to known records of its invasiveness and impacts in other areas of their known introduced range. +
Seabed beyond three miles (5 km) from the shore. +
0.5-<5 psu (included under MNCR Low, <18 psu) +
An organism which feeds on a mixed diet including plant and animal material (from Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998). +
Different life stages migrate into different habitats, or part of habitat (e.g. copepods) (Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998). +
Any part of the coast not within a marine inlet, strait or lagoon, including offshore rocks and small islands. This includes MNCR types; linear coast, islands / rocks and semi-enclosed coast. +
Organisms that live in a 'U' or 'Y' shaped burrow where water is drawn through the burrow (adapted from Kristensen ''et al.'', 2012). +
Free-swimming larvae of Ophiuroidea, distinguished by four pairs of arms supported by skeletal rods (Stachowitsch, 1992). +
(1) derived from, or showing the properties of a living organism; (2) containing carbon, applied to molecules. +
Species whose biological status is uncertain i.e. it is uncertain if the species is native or alien to the location. +
Species whose origins cannot be verified OR a species whose origin has not been specified in the source information. +
Where the species has a known but undefined or uncertain impact. +
The surface of other species, e.g. shells or carapace. +
Where the species dominates or outcompetes native species for resources and/or space. +
