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Fraud and misrepresentation in retail forest products exceeds U.S. forensic wood science capacity.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Fraud and misrepresentation in forest products supply chains is often associated with illegal logging, but the extent of fraud in the U.S. forest products market, and the availability of forensic expertise to detect it, is unknown.
Alex C Wiedenhoeft, John Simeone, Amy Smith, Meaghan Parker-Forney, Richard Soares, Akiva Fishman   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

An interactive identification key for Atlantic Forest tree species based on macroscopic wood anatomy

Rodriguésia, 2021
The Atlantic Forest is considered a biodiversity hotspot because of its exceptional species richness, endemism, and habitat losses. Commercial logging, industrial forestry, and agriculture represent threats to the Atlantic Forest, and even though it has ...
Arno Fritz das Neves Brandes, Bruno Quiroga Novello, Thaís Siston, Leonardo Bona do Nascimento, Neusa Tamaio, Claudia Franca Barros   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Imaged based identification of colombian timbers using the xylotron: a proof of concept international partnership

Colombia Forestal, 2021
Field deployable computer vision wood identification systems can play a key role in combating illegal logging in the real world. This work used 764 xylarium specimens from 84 taxa to develop an image data set to train a classifier to identify 14 ...
Rafael E. Arévalo B., Esperanza N. Pulido R., Juan F. Solórzano G., Richard Soares, Flavio Ruffinatto, Prabu Ravindran, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Penilaian Bangunan Masjid Tua Wapauwe di Desa Kaitetu, Maluku

Jurnal Ilmu Pertanian Indonesia, 2018
Historical tour is one of supporting aspects in tourism industry, locally and nationally. Old mosque of Wapauwe at Kaitetu Village of Central Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, is one of historical tour destinations that offers beautiful architecture and ...
Tekat Dwi Cahyono, Fitriyanti Kaliky, Narti Kawarnidi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Classification of CITES-listed and other neotropical Meliaceae wood images using convolutional neural networks

Plant Methods, 2018
Background The current state-of-the-art for field wood identification to combat illegal logging relies on experienced practitioners using hand lenses, specialized identification keys, atlases of woods, and field manuals. Accumulation of this expertise is
Prabu Ravindran, Adriana Costa, Richard Soares, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Macroscopic Anatomy as a Strategy for Recognizing Commercial Wood from the Brazilian Amazon

BioResources
Wood anatomical characterization is a key method for species identification and for combating illegal logging. This study aimed to provide a detailed macroscopic anatomical characterization of twelve wood species from the Brazilian Amazon, supporting ...
Waldelaine R. Hoffmann, Camila M. Campos, Michelly C. Stragliotto, Aylson C. Oliveira, Bárbara L. C. Pereira   +4 more
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Artificial intelligence in timber forensics employing DNA barcode database. [PDF]

3 Biotech, 2023
Dev SA, Unnikrishnan R, Prathibha PS, Sijimol K, Sreekumar VB, AzharAli A, Anoop EV, Viswanath S.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Forensic examination of a fragmentary funerary portrait in the collection of the Harvard art museums. [PDF]

Forensic Sci Int Synerg, 2023
Rayner G, Eremin K, Smith K, Cartwright C, Degryse P, Ebbinghaus S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Isoscape of Oxygen Stable Isotopes in Woods of the Amazon. [PDF]

Molecules
Batista ACG, Araújo MGDS, Souza-Silva IM, Amorim DJ, Adorno FCF, Nardoto GB, Costa VE, Tomazello-Filho M, Higuchi N, Aparicio PDS, da Silva YLBV, Sccoti MSV, Barbosa AC, Costa FJV, Sena-Souza JP, Bowen GJ, Martinelli LA.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessing body position through experimental cremation: A pilot study using colorimetry and FTIR-ATR analyses. [PDF]

PLoS One
Becerra Fuello P, Lescure J, Lackinger A, Ráez MS, Caro JG, Jiménez GA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source