DNA of centuries-old timber can reveal its origin

Abstract Oak wood was highly appreciated and widely used for construction in past centuries. As population sizes expanded in some regions of Europe, local forests were depleted of high-quality timber. Therefore, regions of soaring economies were importing timber initially from the European market an...

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Main Authors: Linar Akhmetzyanov, Paul Copini, Ute Sass-Klaassen, Hilke Schroeder, G. Arjen de Groot, Ivo Laros, Aoife Daly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77387-2