Atlas of Macroscopic Wood Identification With a Special Focus on Timbers Used in Europe and CITES-listed Species

This atlas presents macroscopic descriptions, macro cross section pictures, general characteristics and identification keys of 335 wood species currently introduced in the European timber market from all over the world. Overall 292 different genera are represented and CITES-listed timbers are also i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ruffinatto, Flavio, Crivellaro, Alan (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Background of the study, aims and scope
  • Wood structure and plans of observations
  • Brief introduction on wood structure and plans of observation for macroscopic identification
  • Samples preparation and observation
  • Instructions on how to prepare samples and observe them
  • Materials and methods
  • Origin of the material studied, samples preparation and photos acquisition
  • Definition of Macroscopic Features
  • List of macroscopic features with definitions and illustrations
  • Identification key
  • Wood descriptions
  • References
  • Index of species