Biodeterioration on megalithic monuments. study of Lichens' colonization on Tapadão and Zambujeiro dolmens (southern Portugal)

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 23-35

  Romão, Paula M S ^a   Rattazzi, Andrea ^b  

^a Centro de Estudo   (Portugal)

^b Centro de Electroquimica e Cinetica da Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

FUNGI; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOPHYSICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); ROCKS;

BIODETERIORATION; COLONIZATION; LICHENS; MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODETERIORATION; BUILDING STONE; GRANITE; LICHEN; WEATHERING;

PORTUGAL, ALENTEJO;

EID: 0030463793     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0964-8305(95)00105-0     Document Type: Article

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