Description
Book SynopsisDespite 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.
Table of Contents1: The Bioenergy Landscape: Sustainable Resources or the Next Great Invasion? 2: What Would Invasive Feedstock Populations Look Like? Perspectives from Existing Invasions 3: Potential Risks of Algae Bioenergy Feedstocks 4: Gene Flow and Invasiveness in Bioenergy Systems 5: Using Weed Risk Assessments to Separate the Crops from the Weeds 6: Bioenergy and Novel Plants: The Regulatory Structure 7: “Seeded-yet-Sterile” Perennial Grasses: Towards Sustainable and Non-invasive Biofuel Feedstocks 8: Eradication and Control of Bioenergy Feedstocks: What Do We Really Know? 9: Good Intentions vs Good Ideas: Evaluating Bioenergy Projects that Utilize Invasive Plant Feedstocks
