'the process by which a biotic entity establishes multiple copies of itself in a new environment (including an organismal environment).nnfix idn"native" environment term'-ID[O]:0000205: the process by which a biotic entity establishes multiple copies of itself in a new environment (including an organismal environment).nnfix idn"native" environment term

id 'colonization'-ID[O]:0000205 from IDO 2007. May have replacement - TBD