Bioenergy and Biological Invasions

Autorentext

Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois, USA David P Matlaga, Susquehanna University, USA Jacob N. Barney, Virginia Tech, USA

Klappentext

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.

Zusammenfassung
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 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.

Inhalt

Introduction 1) The Bioenergy Landscape Section 1: Biology, Ecology and Agronomy 2) Ecology of Candidate Crops outside of Cultivation & Naturalized Populations 3) Modeling a Potential Invasion 4) Potential Risks of Algae as Biofuel 5) Gene Flow and Invasiveness in Bioenergy Systems Section 2: Policy and Regulations 6) Risk Assessment: Parsing the Weeds from the Crops 7) Are Current Regulations and Policies Robust enough to Prevent Large-scale Invasion? Section 3: Mitigation 8) What Agronomic Methods would Increase or Reduce Invasive Potential? 9) How the Industry will Mitigate Invasion Risk 10) Eradication: Identifying the Last Resort as a First Step Summary