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Computer vision-based wood identification and its expansion and contribution potentials in wood science: A review [PDF]

Plant Methods, 2021
The remarkable developments in computer vision and machine learning have changed the methodologies of many scientific disciplines. They have also created a new research field in wood science called computer vision-based wood identification, which is ...
Sung-Wook Hwang, Junji Sugiyama
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Field-Deployable Computer Vision Wood Identification of Peruvian Timbers [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Illegal logging is a major threat to forests in Peru, in the Amazon more broadly, and in the tropics globally. In Peru alone, more than two thirds of logging concessions showed unauthorized tree harvesting in natural protected areas and indigenous ...
Prabu Ravindran, Prabu Ravindran, Frank C. Owens, Adam C. Wade, Patricia Vega, Rolando Montenegro, Rubin Shmulsky, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft   +11 more
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Wood identification of Cyclobalanopsis (Endl.) Oerst based on microscopic features and CTGAN-enhanced explainable machine learning models [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
IntroductionAccurate and fast identification of wood at the species level is critical for protecting and conserving tree species resources. The current identification methods are inefficient, costly, and complexMethodsA wood species identification model ...
Weihui Zhan, Bowen Chen, Xiaolian Wu, Zhen Yang, Che Lin, Jinguo Lin, Jinguo Lin, Xin Guan, Xin Guan   +8 more
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Non-destructive wood identification using X-ray µCT scanning: which resolution do we need? [PDF]

Plant Methods
Background Taxonomic identification of wood specimens provides vital information for a wide variety of academic (e.g. paleoecology, cultural heritage studies) and commercial (e.g. wood trade) purposes. It is generally accomplished through the observation
Sofie Dierickx, Siska Genbrugge, Hans Beeckman, Wannes Hubau, Pierre Kibleur, Jan Van den Bulcke   +5 more
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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
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WorldForestID: Addressing the need for standardized wood reference collections to support authentication analysis technologies; a way forward for checking the origin and identity of traded timber

Plants, People, Planet, 2021
Societal Impact Statement Forest products are the most used inedible renewable resource, but supplies are finite. It is difficult to know which tree species are in wood products or where they come from.
Peter E. Gasson, Cady A. Lancaster, Roger Young, Sara Redstone, Isabella A. Miles‐Bunch, Gareth Rees, R. Philip Guillery, Meaghan Parker‐Forney, Elizabeth T. Lebow   +8 more
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X-ray Tomography Unveils the Construction Technique of Un-Montu’s Egyptian Coffin (Early 26th Dynasty)

Journal of Imaging, 2022
The Bologna Archaeological Museum, in cooperation with prestigious Italian universities, institutions, and independent scholars, recently began a vast investigation programme on a group of Egyptian coffins of Theban provenance dating to the first ...
Fauzia Albertin, Maria Pia Morigi, Matteo Bettuzzi, Rosa Brancaccio, Nicola Macchioni, Roberto Saccuman, Gianluca Quarta, Lucio Calcagnile, Daniela Picchi   +8 more
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Timber identification of Autranella, Baillonella and Tieghemella in the taxonomically challenging Sapotaceae family

Plant Methods, 2021
Background To enforce timber import laws and perform timber species identification, the identity of the botanical species must be well-defined. Since the Sapotaceae family is known as a taxonomically challenging family, we focus in this study on the four
V. Deklerck, E. Price, S. Vanden Abeele, K. Lievens, E. Espinoza, H. Beeckman   +5 more
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Wood identification: an overview of current and past methods

Estudos de Conservação e Restauro, 2021
Estudos de Conserva o e Restauro, n. 12 (2020)
Silva, José Luís, Bordalo, Rui, Pissarra, José   +2 more
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Wood identification to combat illegal timber trade: the situation in Italy

Forest@, 2020
Fighting illegal timber trade is both a local and a global issue. The regulations in force to control timber trade recognize wood identification as a critical tool for enforcing and prosecuting cases of unauthorized or prohibited trade.
Crivellaro A, Ruffinatto F
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