The Science of the total environmentWoodBrazilConservation of Natural ResourcesForestryEnvironmental Monitoring
Combining wood traits as a promising timber origin verification and its application in the Brazilian trade chain.
Bruna Hornink, Daigard Ricardo Ortega-Rodriguez, Deoclecio J Amorim, Peter Groenendijk, Kathelyn Paredes-Villanueva, José Guilherme Roquette, Ana Carolina M C Barbosa, Edson Vidal, Alexandre Bahia Gontijo, Monique S Costa, Norma Rodrigues Nunes de Senna, Davi Neves de Lemos, Alejandro Venegas-Gonzalez, Catia H Callado, Nelson Jaén-Barrios
Published: 202510.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180710
Abstract
Tracing the geographic origin of wood remains a major challenge in the fight against illegal timber in tropical countries. Methods using anatomical, chemical, isotopic and DNA markers have been successfully tested, but methods are either expensive, u…
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