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Record Nr.

UNINA9910627296903321

Titolo

Bioenergy and biological invasions : ecological, agronomic, and policy perspectives on minimizing risk / / edited by Lauren D. Quinn, David P. Matlaga and Jacob N. Barney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxfordshire, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CAB International, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-78924-378-5

1-78064-331-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Collana

CABI Invasives Series ; ; 5

Disciplina

338.1/6

Soggetti

Energy crops - Risk assessment

Energy crops - Environmental aspects

Agriculture and energy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 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: Th e 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; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

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.