Forensic analysis of cites-protected dalbergia timber from the Americas

IAWA Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 311-325

  Espinoza, Edgard O ^a   Wiemann, Michael C ^b   Barajas Morales, Josefina ^c   Chavarria, Gabriela D ^a   McClure, Pamela J ^a  

^a US Fish and Wildlife National Forensics Laboratory   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

DART; illegal logging; TOFMS; Wood identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942409787     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: 22941932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-20150102     Document Type: Article

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