The Conservation of Subterranean Cultural Heritage

0436743 - BC 2015 RIV NL eng M - Monography Chapter
Nováková, Alena - Jurado, V. - Saiz-Jimenez, C.
Are fungi a real threat for the conservation of Altamira Cave?
The Conservation of Subterranean Cultural Heritage. Leiden: CRC Press/Balkema, 2014, s. 223-228. ISBN 978-1-138-02694-0
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : fungi * cave threating * Altamira Cave
Subject RIV: EE - Microbiology, Virology

Altamira Cave is classified as a cave threatened by fungi. An inventory of the fungi present inside the cave was carried out between 2007 and 2009 in order to assess the potential threat for cave conservation. The fungi can be roughly grouped according to their origin as plant saprotrophs introduced into the cave through airborne spores, entomopathogenic fungi introduced by arthropods, coprophilous fungi growing on rodent faeces and soilborne fungi. The role of fungi as responsible for the outbreaks and the measures needed for their control are discussed.
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