FRST 210 lecture 11- Endangered trees and the wood detective: forensic wood anatomy

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Examples of wildlife crimes

  • Concealment and laundering of the financial benefits of wildlife

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Illegal trade of timber

  • Harvest, transportation, purchase, or sale of timber in violation of international agreements and laws

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Illegal trade of timber

  • Estimated to be worth US $30 to US $100 billion annually, or 10 to 30 percent of the total global timber trade

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CITES

  • Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species

  • Agreement between governments created in 1973 that restricts or prohbiits trade in endangered species including wood derived from certain tree species

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What companies can enforce CITES violations in the USA/Canada?

  • Fish and Wildlife SErvice

  • Canadian Environment and Climate Change Canada

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What is one wood to be exploited a lot?

  • Araucaria wood- Provide valuable timber, can be used for h household and many different uses such as seating, cardboard, house, etc

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Metabolome Profiling

  • Refers to the complete set of small chemical molecules found within a biological sample

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Use of DART-TOFMS for wood identification

  • Primary ion beam hits wood

  • Wood emits secondary ions

  • Ions are mass analyzed by flight times