The International Association of Wood Anatomists (IAWA) is an association that studies wood anatomy formed in 1931. Their office is currently based in the Netherlands.http://www.iawa-website.org/about.html "The International Association of Wood Anatomists (IAWA) was founded in 1931."
They have been cited as a source by Mongabay,A new tool against illegal logging: tree DNA technology goes mainstream 22 April 2013 and Penelitian: Pengujian DNA Kayu Akan Jadi Senjata Atasi Pembalakan Liar 23 April 2013, both by Tanya Dimitrova:CITATION: Lowe AJ, Cross HB (2011) The Application of DNA to Timber Tracking and Origin Verification. Journal of the International Association of Wood Anatomists 32(2): 251-262. used as a supporting reference in plant biology booksThe Evolution of Plant Physiology 5 February 2004 by Alan R. HemsleyClimate Change, Ecology and Systematics 28 April 2012 by Cambridge University PressThree-dimensional structure of wood: An Ultrastructural Approach 6 December 2012 by B. Butterfield and their activities have been talked about by ABC Online.Macro photography technique offers hope to combat illegal logging by Ann Jones 5 June 2015:Morris Lake will present his idea on pattern recognition and an international database of wood end grain cuts to the joint meeting of the International Wood Collectors Society and the International Association of Wood Anatomists at Penn State University in July this year.
The official journal of the International Association of Wood Anatomists is the IAWA Journal.
Bibliography 1962: International glossary of terms used in wood anatomy 1964: Multilingual Glossary of Terms Used in Wood Anatomy 1980: Wood Identification: An Annotated Bibliography 1981 (August, reprinted March 2013): New Perspectives in Wood Anatomy: Published on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the International Association of Wood Anatomists 1989: IAWA List of Microscopic Features for Hardwood Identification 1994: Directory of Members 1996: Recent advances in wood anatomy 1999: Dendrochronology in monsoon Asia: proceedings of a Workshop on Southeast Asian Dendrochronology held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 16–20 February 1998 2004: IAWA list of microscopic features for softwood identification
Bulletins 1985: IAWA Bulletin, Volumes 6-7 1989: IAWA Bulletin, Volume 10 1990: IAWA Bulletin, Volume 11 1991: IAWA Bulletin, Volume 12
Journals 1993: IAWA Journal, Volume 14 1994: IAWA Journal, Volume 15 volume 16 info needed 1997: IAWA Journal, Volume 17 1997: IAWA Journal, Volume 18 1998: IAWA Journal, Volume 19 volumes 20 to 26 info needed 2006: IAWA Journal, Volume 27 2007: IAWA Journal, Volume 28 2008: IAWA Journal, Volume 29
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External links Official website (active since at least 2006])