Bioenergy and biological invasions : ecological, agronomic, and policy perspectives on minimizing risk /

• Other Authors: Quinn, Lauren D., (Editor), Matlaga, David P., (Editor), Barney, Jacob N., (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2015.
• Series: CABI invasive species series ; 5.
• Subjects: Energy crops > Risk assessment.; Energy crops > Environmental aspects.; Agriculture and energy.; Policy and Planning.; Weeds and Noxious Plants.; Pathogen, Pest, Parasite and Weed Management (General); Energy.; Non-food/Non-feed Plant Products.; Aquatic organisms.; Aquatic plants.; Crops.; Feedstocks.; Gene flow.; Genes.; Invasions.; Invasive species.; Risk assessment.; Weed control.; Weeds.
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This book contains 9 chapters focusing on the ecological, agronomic and policy perspectives on minimizing risk of bioenergy and biological invasions. Topics covered include potential risks of algae bioenergy feedstocks, gene flow and invasiveness in bioenergy systems, use of weed risk assessments to...

Table of Contents:

• The Bioenergy Landscape : Sustainable Resources or the Next Great Invasion? / Lauren D. Quinn, Jacob N. Barney, and David P. Matlaga
• What Would Invasive Feedstock Populations Look Like? Perspectives from Existing Invasions / Lauren D. Quinn
• Potential Risks of Algae Bioenergy Feedstocks / Siew-Moi Phang and Wan-Loy Chu
• Gene Flow and Invasiveness in Bioenergy Systems / Caroline E. Ridley and Carol Mallory-Smith
• Using Weed Risk Assessments to Separate the Crops from the Weeds / Jacob N. Barney, Larissa L. Smith, and Daniel R. Tekiela
• Bioenergy and Novel Plants : The Regulatory Structure / A. Bryan Endres
• "Seeded-yet-Sterile" Perennial Grasses : Towards Sustainable and Non-invasive Biofuel Feedstocks / Russell W. Jessup and Charlie D. Dowling
• Eradication and Control of Bioenergy Feedstocks : What Do We Really Know? / Stephen F. Enloe and Nancy J. Loewenstein
• Good Intentions vs Good Ideas : Evaluating Bioenergy Projects that Utilize Invasive Plant Feedstocks / Lloyd L. Nackley.