Plant biology for cultural heritage : biodeterioration and conservation / edited by Giulia Caneva, Maria Pia Nugari, and Ornella Salvadori ; translated by Helen Glanville.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Biologia vegetale per i beni culturali. English.
Corporate Author: Getty Conservation Institute
Other Authors: Caneva, Giulia
Nugari, M. P.
Salvadori, O.
Language:English
Language of the Original:
Italian
Published: Los Angeles : Getty Conservation Institute, [2008], ©2008.
Edition:[English edition].
Subjects:
Botany.
Biodegradation.
Cultural property > Conservation and restoration.
Cultural property > Protection.
Physical Description:408 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Processes of biodeterioration: general mechanisms / by Daniela Pinna and Ornella Salvadori
  • Ecology of biodeterioration / by Giulia Caneva and Simona Ceschin
  • Structural, functional, and ecological characteristics of the main biodeteriogens / by Giancarlo Ranalli ... [et al.]
  • Biodeterioration processes in relation to cultural heritage materials / by Corrado Fanelli ... [et al.]
  • Problems of biodeterioration in relation to particular types of environment / by Giovanna Pasquariello ... [et al.]
  • Biodeterioration problems in relation to geographical and climatic contexts / by Giulia Caneva and Alessandra Pacini
  • Prevention of biodeterioration / by Giovanna Pasquariello ... [et al.]
  • Control of biodeterioration and bioremediation techniques / by Giulia Caneva ... [et al.]
  • Techniques and methods of investigation / by Ornella Salvadori, Clara Urzì, and Maria Pia Nugari.