Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse
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The Protocols
The Criteria consists of four protocol sections. The first three sections contain questions designed to assess the ecological impacts and attributes of a species not native to the ecosystems under consideration. The fourth section describes the type of information to use in completing the plant evaluation.
Section 1: Ecological impacts.
Section 2: Invasive potential.
Section 3: Ecological distribution and amplitude.
Section 4: Level of documentation.
Please contact Kathryn Thomas regarding any questions.







