Predicting Invasive Plants in Florida Using the Australian Weed Risk Assessment. Gordon, Doria R., Onderdonk, Daphne A., Fox, Alison M., Stocker, Randall K. and Gantz, Crysta 2008. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 1(2):178-195. 2008.
Abstract of artile: Screening tools that effectively predict which nonnative species are likely to become invasive are necessary because of the disproportionate ecological and economic costs associated with invaders. We tested the effectiveness of the Australian Weed Risk Assessment system (WRA) in distinguishing plant species that are major invaders, minor invaders, and noninvaders in Florida. The test included 158 annuals and perennials in six growth forms from 52 families in 27 orders.