Biodeterioration of Stone Surfaces: Lichens and Biofilms as Weathering Agents of Rocks and Cultural Heritage

ISBN-13: 9781402028038 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 292 str.

Larry St. Clair; Mark Seaward

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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.

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Dedication. Contributing Authors. Preface. Acknowledgments Caption for Image on Book Cover. Chapter 1 Biodeterioration of Rock Substrata by Lichens: Progress and Problems, Larry L. St. Clair and Mark R.D. Seaward. Chapter 2 Lichens as Subversive Agents of Biodeterioration, Mark R.D. Seaward. Chapter 3 Limestone Stabilization Studies at a Maya Site in Belize, William S. Ginell and Rakesh Kumar. Chapter 4 Lichens and the Biodeterioration of Stonework: The Italian Experience, Rosanna Piervittori. Chapter 5 Deteriorative Effects of Lichens on Granite Monuments, Benita Silva and B. Prieto. Chapter 6 Microbial Biofilms on Carbonate Rocks from a Quarry and Monuments in Novelda (Alicanta, Spain), Carmen Ascaso, M.A. Garcia Del Cura, and Asuncion De Los Rios. Chapter 7 Lichens on Wyoming Sandstone: Do They Cause Damage? Giacomo Chiari and Roberto Cossio. Chapter 8 Lichen Encroachment onto Rock Art in Eastern Wyoming: Summary of Conservation Problems and Prospects for Treatment, Constance S. Silver and Richard Wolbers. Chapter 9 Lichen Biodeterioration at Inscription Rock, El Morro National Monument, Ramah, New Mexico, USA, Kathryn B. Knight, Larry L. St. Clair, and John S. Gardner. Chapter 10 Lichens of Different Mortars at Archaeological Sites in Southern Spain: An Overview, X. Arino and C. Saiz-Jimenez. Chapter 11 Observations on Lichens Growing on Artifacts in the Indian Subcontinent, S. Saxena, D.K Upreti, Ajay Singh, and K.P. Singh. Chapter 12 Biodeterioration of Prehistoric Rock Art and Issues in Site Preservation, Alice M. Tratebas. Chapter 13 Raman Spectroscopy of Rock Biodeterioration by the Lichen Lecidea tessellata Flörke in an Arid Desert Environment, Utah, USA, Howell G.M. Edwards, Susana E. Jorge Villar, Mark R.D. Seaward, and Larry L. St.Clair. Chapter 14 Lichens and Monuments: An Analytical Bibliography, Rosanna Piervittori, Ornella Salvadori, and Mark R.D. Seaward. Index