Despite major international investment in biofuels, the invasive risks associated with these crops are still unknown. A cohesive state-of-the-art review of the invasive potential of bioenergy crops, this book covers the identified risks of invasion, distributions of key crops and policy and management issues. Including a section on developing predictive models, this book also assesses the potential societal impact of bioenergy crops and how to mitigate invasive risks.
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1 The Bioenergy Landscape: Sustainable Resources or the Next Great Invasion? |
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2 What Would Invasive Feedstock Populations Look Like? Perspectives from Existing Invasions |
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3 Potential Risks of Algae Bioenergy Feedstocks |
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4 Gene Flow and Invasiveness in Bioenergy Systems |
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5 Using Weed Risk Assessments to Separate the Crops from the Weeds |
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6 Bioenergy and Novel Plants: The Regulatory Structure |
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7 "Seeded-yet-Sterile" Perennial Grasses: Towards Sustainable and Non-invasive Biofuel Feedstocks |
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8 Eradication and Control of Bioenergy Feedstocks: What Do We Really Know? |
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9 Good Intentions vs Good Ideas: Evaluating Bioenergy Projects that Utilize Invasive Plant Feedstocks |
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Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois, USA David P Matlaga, Susquehanna University, USA Jacob N. Barney, Virginia Tech, USA
