(If the documents in the above table open with formatting errors in the header, please click here)
Options for Conclusions list formats
Why choose ‘All Species & Zones’?
Use this format if you would like to view the Conclusions of non-native species for the entire state in one document. There are two PDF files available; one ‘Conclusions by Genus,’ the other ‘Conclusions by Common Name .’
Why choose ‘North, Central, and South Zones’?
There are three additional categories for viewing Conlusions; 'North Zone,' 'Central Zone,' and 'South Zone.' Each zone contains a link to each Conclusion for species in the zone. Each of these links opens an Excel spreadsheet. Click here to view a list of counties in each Assessment Zone.
Instructions for sorting an Excel spreadsheet.
The Conclusions Sorted by Zone are provided in Excel spreadsheets so that you can format them as best serves you and your audience. Some species are listed more than once because they have multiple common names. This list can be sorted alphabetically by common name, with repeated species listings deleted if necessary. To sort an Excel spreadsheet, follow the instructions below:
• Use the mouse to select the columns and rows with the scientfic and common names of the species, including the titles "Scientific Name" and "Common Name".
• Click "Data"
• Click "Sort"
• Select "Sort by Common Name"
• Select "Ascending"
• Under "My data range has" click the button for "Header row"
• Click "OK"
Incomplete Species
The requirements for documenting evidence used in the IFAS Assessment are rigorous. If possible, published data are used but these are rarely available for specific zones. If field observations are used instead, at least three experts must provide written evidence. For species that are commonly found in natural areas, it is not difficult to accumulate sufficient information from each zone where the species occurs. However, some species are infrequent in undisturbed natural areas in some zones. Despite contacting many relevant experts (often 50 or more per species), sometimes the requisite number of experts who are familiar with a species in a particular zone cannot be found. In such cases, an Incomplete Conclusion is derived for the species in the zone based on as much eligible evidence as is available at the time.
Incomplete Conclusions and Results for a species and zone are distinguished in the “All Species & Zones” Conclusions Tables using parentheses and in the Result tables using orange highlighting. Incomplete assessments have not been distinguished in the “Sorted by Zone’ Conclusions Tables. Because the Results and Conclusions for a species may change when additional observations are reported and an assessment is completed, be sure to download the most up-to-date Conclusions tables each time you report or provide others with Conclusions for your zone.
What is Quick View?
Quick View is an application that comes with Windows 95, 98 and some XP versions that allows the user to view the contents of a file without opening the application. Note that not all items are displayed as you expect when you are using Quick View; this may lead to confusion.
Disabling Quick View:
| 1. | In Windows Explorer, click Options on the View menu. |
| 2. | Click the File Types tab. |
| 3. | Click the type of file you want to modify, and then click Edit. |
| 4. | Enable or disable Quick View. |
