Invasive alien snails congregating on a fence post. An alien species is one that has been introduced to a region from elsewhere. Invasive species comp

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Invasive alien snails congregating on a fence post. An alien species is one that has been introduced to a region from elsewhere. Invasive species compete with the indigenous species and can cause extensive damage to an ecosystem. Photographed in the De Hoop Nature Reserve, in the Western Cape region of South Africa.

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Photo credit: © PETER CHADWICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: africa, botanical, botany, dalenii, flower, flowers, gladiolus, howick, nature, plant, south