Factors involved in the colonisation of building façades by algae and cyanobacteria in France

Biofouling

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 69-77

  Barberousse, Hélène ^a,b,d   Lombardo, Ruben J ^c   Tell, Guillermo ^c   Couté, Alain ^b  

^a Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment CSTB   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d Departement Enveloppe et Revetements   (France)

Author keywords

Algae; Biofilms; Building fa ades; Cyanobacteria; Materials

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BUILDING MATERIALS; DATA REDUCTION; MATERIALS; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIVARIABLE SYSTEMS; VEGETATION;

ALGA; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; COLONIZATION; CYANOBACTERIUM;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BUILDING MATERIAL; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENT; FRANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

ALGAE; BIOFILMS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENT; FRANCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33645550025     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927010600564712     Document Type: Article

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