Bioenergy and invasive plants: Quantifying and mitigating future risks

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 199-209

  Barney, Jacob N ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management plan; biofuel; eradication; weed risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903596113     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-13-00060.1     Document Type: Review

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