Studies in Tree Species Identification
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 3388
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wood and charcoal anatomy; wood and charcoal species identification; near infrared; colorimetry; nanotechnology
Interests: wood and charcoal anatomy; wood and charcoal species identification; near infrared; colorimetry; nanotechnology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Correct identification, including the scientific name, of trees species is veryimportant for the conservation of natural resources and results in the sustainable use and final applications ofproducts with higher added value. Different techniques can be applied, destructive or non-destructive, using as base materials flowers, leaves, bark and wood, in solid or particulate form. Some examples are macroscopic and microscopic anatomical characterization, morphological characteristics, DNA analysis, spectroscopic techniques such as ultraviolet (UV), visible spectroscopy (VIS), infrared (IR), Raman, image analysis, etc., all with advantages and disadvantages; reaching different levels of identification, whether genus or species; some faster and cheaper; and others longer and higher cost. They are often complementary techniques and sometimes statistics and chemometrics can refine the results. All depends on basic knowledge and an extensive database, whether using physical samples or spectra for comparison.
This Special Issue covers all relevant topics related to tree species identification. Potential topics include, but are not limited to the following:
- Wood anatomy;
- Image analysis related to tree parts (leaves, wood, bark);
- Spectroscopic techniques related to tree identification;
- Machine learning and chemometrics related to tree identification analysis.
Dr. Silvana Nisgoski
Prof. Dr. Graciela Inés Bolzon De Muñiz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- tree species identification
- destructive and non-destructive techniques
- anatomical characteristics
- dendrology
- wood discrimination
- image analysis
- chromatic coordinates
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