Analysis of plant soil seed banks and seed dispersal vectors: Its potential and limits for forensic investigations

0477492 - BÚ 2018 IE eng J - Journal Article
Šumberová, Kateřina - Ducháček, M.
Analysis of plant soil seed banks and seed dispersal vectors: Its potential and limits for forensic investigations.
Forensic Science International. Roč. 270, Jan 2017 (2017), s. 121-128. ISSN 0379-0738. E-ISSN 1872-6283
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) LD14045; GA ČR GB14-36079G
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : forensic marker * vehicle * ecological species group (eco-group)
OECD category: Plant sciences, botany
Impact factor: 1.974, year: 2017

Plant seeds exhibit many species-specific traits, thus potentially being especially helpful for forensic investigations. Although plant seeds are now routinely used as trace evidence in forensic practice, only scant information has been published on this topic in the scientific literature. We aim to bridge the gap between forensic analysts and botanists. Therefore, we explore the available literature and compare it with our own experiences to reveal both the potential and limits of soil seed bank and seed dispersal analysis in forensic investigations.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0273832