Biodeterioration of Stone Surfaces

Hauptbeschreibung

This is a timely volume in view of the considerable interest currently shown in the preservation of our cultural heritage, and the extensive and growing literature on the subject. Unfortunately, the latter is to be found in a wide variety of published sources, some aimed at a very specific readership and therefore not all that accessible to those who need this resource. The present volume draws together a spectrum of biodeterioration work from across the world to provide an overview of the materials examined and the methodologies employed to elucidate the nature of the problems, as well as an extensive and current bibliographical resource on lichen biodeterioration. Biodeterioration of historical and culturally important stone substrata is a complex problem to be addressed. Easy, risk-free solutions are simply not available to be dealt with by other than a wide range of expertise. Successful resolution of this issue will inevitably require a multidisciplinary effort, where biologists work in close cooperation with ecologists, geologists, geochemists, crystallographers, cultural property conservators, archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians in order to recommend the most effective management scheme. The advantage of this approach is obvious: multidisciplinary management teams with good leadership can ask more appropriate questions while developing much more thoughtful and informed decisions.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Biodeterioration of Rock Substrata by Lichens: Progress and Problems.- 2 Lichens as Subversive Agents of Biodeterioration.- 3 Limestone Stabilization Studies at a Maya Site in Belize.- 4 Lichens and the Biodeterioration of Stonework: The Italian Experience.- 5 Deteriorative Effects of Lichens on Granite Monuments.- 6 Microbial Biofilms on Carbonate Rocks from a Quarry and Monuments in Novelda (Alicante, Spain).- 7 Lichens on Wyoming Sandstone: Do They Cause Damage?.- 8 Lichen Encroachment onto Rock Art in Eastern Wyoming: Conservation Problems and Prospects for Treatment.- 9 Lichen Biodeterioration at Inscription Rock, El Morro National Monument, Ramah, New Mexico, USA.- 10 Lichens of Different Mortars at Archaeological Sites in Southern Spain: An Overview.- 11 Observations on Lichens Growing on Artifacts in the Indian Subcontinent.- 12 Biodeterioration of Prehistoric Rock Art and Issues in Site Preservation.- 13 Raman Spectroscopy of Rock Biodeterioration by the Lichen Lecidea tessellata Flörke in a Desert Environment, Utah, USA.- 14 Lichens and Monuments: An Analytical Bibliography.

• air pollution
• animals
• bacteria
• complexity
• decomposition
• desert
• environment
• fungi
• geology
• invertebrates
• pollution