Lichenic growth as a factor in the physical deterioration or protection of Cappadocian monuments

Environmental Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 776-781

  Garcia Valles M ^a   Topal, T ^b   Vendrell Saz, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Cappadocia; Lichen; Physical properties; Tuff; Weathering

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; DETERIORATION; HYDROLYSIS; ROCKS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ROCK SUBSTRATUM;

GEOLOGY;

BIOMINERALIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; LICHEN; MONUMENT; TUFF; WEATHERING;

ANATOLIA; CAPPADOCIA; TURKEY;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0038516875     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0692-y     Document Type: Article

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