Revista de Biología Tropical ISSN: 0034-7744
[email protected] Universidad de Costa Rica Costa Rica Moya, Róger; Wiemann, Michael C.; Olivares, Carlos Identification of endangered or threatened Costa Rican tree species by wood anatomy and fluorescence activity Revista de Biología Tropical, vol. 61, núm. 3, septiembre, 2013, pp. 1133-1156 Universidad de Costa Rica San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44930116012 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Identification of endangered or threatened Costa Rican tree species by wood anatomy and fluorescence activity Róger Moya1*, Michael C. Wiemann2 & Carlos Olivares3 1. Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal, Apartado 159-7050, Cartago, Costa Rica;
[email protected] 2. Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, One Gifford Pinchot Drive Madison, Wisconsin 53726-2398, USA;
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[email protected] * Corresponding author Received 10-I-2012. Corrected 20-X-2012. Accepted 12-XI-2012. Abstract: Identificación de especies de árboles en peligro o amenazadas de Costa Rica basada en la anatomía de la madera y fluorescencia. A total of 45 native Costa Rican tree species are threatened or in danger of extinction, but the Convention on International Trade Endangered Species (CITES) includes only eight of these in its Appendices.