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Biodeterioration of Stone Surfaces

Lichens and Biofilms as Weathering Agents of Rocks and Cultural Heritage

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Editors:
  1. Larry L. St.Clair

    1. Department of Integrative Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA

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  2. Mark R. D. Seaward

    1. Department of Environmental Science, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK

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  • 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

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Biodeterioration of Rock Substrata by Lichens: Progress and Problems

    • Larry L. St. Clair, Mark R. D. Seaward
    Pages 1-8

  3. Lichens as Subversive Agents of Biodeterioration

    • M. R. D. Seaward
    Pages 9-18

  4. Limestone Stabilization Studies at a Maya Site in Belize

    • William S. Ginell, Rakesh Kumar
    Pages 19-44

  5. Lichens and the Biodeterioration of Stonework: The Italian Experience

    • Rosanna Piervittori
    Pages 45-68

  6. Deteriorative Effects of Lichens on Granite Monuments

    • B. Silva, B. Prieto
    Pages 69-77

  7. Microbial Biofilms on Carbonate Rocks from a Quarry and Monuments in Novelda (Alicante, Spain)

    • C. Ascaso, Garciá Del Cura, A. De Los Ríos
    Pages 79-98

  8. Lichens on Wyoming Sandstone

    • Giacomo Chiari, Roberto Cossio
    Pages 99-113

  9. Lichen Encroachment onto Rock Art in Eastern Wyoming: Conservation Problems and Prospects for Treatment

    • Constance S. Silver, Richard Wolbers
    Pages 115-128

  10. Lichen Biodeterioration at Inscription Rock, El Morro National Monument, Ramah, New Mexico, USA

    • Kathryn B. Knight, Larry L. St. Clair, John S. Gardner
    Pages 129-163

  11. Lichens of Different Mortars at Archaeological Sites in Southern Spain

    • X. Ariño, C. Saiz-Jimenez
    Pages 165-179

  12. Observations on Lichens Growing on Artifacts in the Indian Subcontinent

    • S. Saxena, D. K. Upreti, Ajay Singh, K. P. Singh
    Pages 181-193

  13. Biodeterioration of Prehistoric Rock Art and Issues in Site Preservation

    • Alice M. Tratebas
    Pages 195-228

  14. Raman Spectroscopy of Rock Biodeterioration by the Lichen Lecidea Tessellata Flörke in a Desert Environment, Utah, USA

    • Howell G. M. Edwards, Susana E. Jorge Villar, Mark R. D. Seaward, Larry L. St. Clair
    Pages 229-240

  15. Lichens and Monuments

    • Rosanna Piervittori, Ornella Salvadori, Mark R. D. Seaward
    Pages 241-282

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 283-292
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Integrative Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, USA

    Larry L. St.Clair

  • Department of Environmental Science, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK

    Mark R. D. Seaward

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biodeterioration of Stone Surfaces

  • Book Subtitle: Lichens and Biofilms as Weathering Agents of Rocks and Cultural Heritage

  • Editors: Larry L. St.Clair, Mark R. D. Seaward

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2845-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-2803-8Published: 29 November 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6724-1Published: 10 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-2845-8Published: 02 November 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 292

  • Number of Illustrations: 91 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general

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