The Story Behind the IFAS Assessment of Non-native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas
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Fox, Alison M., Doria R. Gordon, Joan A. Dusky, Linda Tyson, Randall K. Stocker, Kenneth A. Langeland, and Aimee L. Cooper. 2010. “The Story Behind the IFAS Assessment of Non-Native Plants in Florida’s Natural Areas: SS-AGR-86/AG100, Rev. 11/2009”. EDIS 2010 (1). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag100-2009.

Abstract

Revised! SS-AGR-86, an 8-page fact sheet by A. M. Fox, D. R. Gordon, J. A. Dusky, L. Tyson, R. K. Stocker, K. A. Langeland, and A. L. Cooper, provides a history, justification, and summary of the IFAS Assessment of Non-Native Plants in Florida’s Natural Areas. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, November 2009.

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