Lichen-induced chromatic changes on monuments: A case-study on the Roman Amphitheater of Italica (S. Spain)

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-61

  Nimis, Pier L ^a   Seaward, Mark R D ^b   Ariño, Xavier ^c   Barreno, Eva ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodeterioration; Ecological gradients; Italica; Lichens; Monuments; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749121228     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.1998.10654191     Document Type: Article

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