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In this chapter each character applied for macroscopic wood identification is described along with its character states (in square brackets) and definition (Ruffinatto et al. 2015). Character states represent any possible attribute applicable to a character. The implied surface of observation is the transverse one unless otherwise stated in the character description. A summary of all characters is provided in Table 4.1.
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Ruffinatto, F., Crivellaro, A. (2019). Definition of Macroscopic Characters. In: Atlas of Macroscopic Wood Identification. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23566-6_4
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