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 PartⅠ Introduction
  1 The Sustainable Biofuels Paradigm
   1.1 Biofuels: Opportunities and Challenges
   1.2 The Sustainability Paradigm and Biofuels
   References
 PartⅡ Biofuel Crop Models
  2 Switchgrass for Bioenergy: Agro-ecological Sustainability
   2.1 Introduction
   2.2 Energetic and Economic Considerations in Sustainability
   2.3 Ecological/Environmental/Resource Considerations of the Sustainability
   2.4 Managing Switchgrass for Bioenergy and Sustainability
   2.5 Conclusions
   References
  3 Sugarcane as an Alternative Source of Sustainable Energy
   3.1 Introduction
   3.2 Energy Expenses in Sugarcane Production
   3.3 Nutrient and Fertilizer Expenditures of Sugarcane
   3.4 Sugarcane Bagasse: A Sustainable Energy Resource
   3.5 Sugarcane Trash: A Potential Biomass for Sustainable Energy
   3.6 Sugarcane Biomass for Biofuel Production
   3.7 Conclusions
   References
  4 Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) as a NewBiofuel Feedstock for Semi-arid and Arid Regions and Its Agro-ecological Sustainability Issues
   4.1 Introduction
   4.2 Systematics and Global Distribution
   4.3 Vegetative Growth and Sexual Reproduction
   4.4 Optimal and Sub-optimal Climate and Growth Conditions
   4.5 Propagation
   4.6 Uses and Abuses of JCL
   4.7 JCL as a Sustainable Alternative to Fossil Fuels
   4.8 Significance of Irrigation and Fertilization for JCL Cultivation
   4.9 Conclusions
   References
  5 Environmental Aspects of Willow Cultivation for Bioenergy
   5.1 Introduction
   5.2 Willow Plantations
   5.3 Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes
   5.4 Conclusions
   References
 PartⅢ Biofuels and Biogeochemical Impacts
  6 Short Rotation Forestry for Energy Production in Italy: Environmental Aspects and New Perspectives of Use in Biofuel Industry
   6.1 Introduction
   6.2 Ecological Services Provided by SRF
   6.3 Biofuel Production and SRF
   6.4 Conclusions
   References
  7 Populus and Salix Grown in a Short-rotation Coppice for Bioenergy: Ecophysiology, Aboveground Productivity, and Stand-level Water Use Efficiency
   7.1 Introduction
   7.2 Water Use of SRC
   7.3 Water Use Efficiency of SRC
   7.4 WUE and Related Ecophysiological Variables Literature Surveys
   7.5 Case Study: Populus in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
   7.6 Conclusions
   References
 PartⅣ Biofuels and Natural Resource Management
  8 Afforestation of Salt-affected Marginal Lands with Indigenous Tree Species for Sustainable Biomass and Bioenergy Production
   8.1 Introduction
   8.2 Origin and Distribution of Salt-affected Soils in India
   8.3 Properties of Salt-affected Soils
   8.4 Natural Vegetation on Salt-affected Soils
   8.5 Management Practices for Afforestation on Salt-affected Soils
   8.6 Biomass Production
   8.7 Bioenergy Production
   8.8 Soil Amelioration
   8.9 Conclusions
   References
  9 Bioenergy and Prospects for Phytoremediation
   9.1 Introduction
   9.2 Bioenergy Systems for Soil Phytoremediation
   9.3 Bioenergy Systems for Water Phytoremediation
   References
 PartⅤ Life Cycle Assessment Principles
  10 Eight Principles of Uncertainty for Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel Systems
   10.1 Introduction: Regulatory LCA
   10.2 Eight Principles of Uncertainty for LCA of Biofuel Systems
   10.3 Principle 1: Biofuel Production Is a Complex System of Systems
   10.4 Principle 2: Standardized LCAMethods for Biofuels Do Not Exist
   10.5 Principle 3: Empirical Data Are Scarce for Most Aspects of Biofuels
   10.6 Principle 4: Local Biofuel LCAs Reduce Uncertainty and Errors
   10.7 Principle 5: Sensitive Parameters Cause Order of Magnitude Changes
   10.8 Principle 6: Indirect Emissions Are Numerous and Highly Uncertain
   10.9 Principle 7: Transparency Is Essential for Regulatory LCA
   10.10 Principle 8: Fossil Fuel Reference Systems Are Diverse and Uncertain
   10.11 Conclusions
   References
  11 Energy and GHG Emission Assessments of Biodiesel Production in Mato Grosso, Brazil
   11.1 Introduction
   11.2 Study Area
   11.3 Methods
   11.4 Results
   11.5 Discussion
   11.6 Conclusions
   References
 PartⅥ Global Potential Assessments
  12 Biomass Potential of Switchgrass and Miscanthus on the USA’s Marginal Lands
   12.1 Introduction
   12.2 Methods
   12.3 Results and Discussion
   12.4 Conclusions
   References
  13 Global Agro-ecological Challenges in Commercial Biodiesel Production from Jatropha curcas: Seed Productivity to Disease Incidence
   13.1 Introduction
   13.2 Standardization of Agro-technology
   13.3 Global Seed Productivity
   13.4 Techno-commercial Economics
   13.5 Scope for Improvements
   13.6 Disease Incidence
   13.7 Soil Amelioration
   13.8 Conclusions
   References
 Subject Index