Crosti R. (2010) Short Rotation Forestry for bio-energy: potential threat to Mediterranean forest ecosystem services by invasive species. Latest on Mediterranean Forest 21 Marzo 2010, 3-4.
Many biofuel tree/shrub species proposed for bioenergy production are selected for precisely the same traits which make invasive species successful. Several species are, in fact, already considered invasive ‘elsewhere’. In any case, a precautionary principle should be applied, even if there is no immediate evidence of escapes. It should also be considered that newly-introduced species, after plantating, may take a long time to escape, spread and establish themselves. For these reasons, species/genotypes used for SRF should be subject to pre-entry weed risk assessments before cultivation and to a post-entry monitoring programme for those species that passed the initial risk assessment.
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