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Preferred term

biological growth  

Type

  • owl:NamedIndividual

Definition

  • Colonization of the stone by plants and micro-organisms such as bacteria, cyanobacteria, algae, fungi and lichen (symbioses of the latter three). Biological colonization also includes influences by other organisms such as animals nesting on and in stone. [ICOMOS-ISCS] (en)

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Entry terms

  • biological colonization (en)
  • biological overgrowth (en)
  • living exogenous material. (en)

Note

  • Colonisation by living organisms on an object or other work of art which can lead to damage and/or deterioration. [EwaGlos] (en)

In other languages

  • biologická kolonizace

    Czech

  • biologický růst
  • nadměrný biologický růst
  • živý exogenní materiál
  • colonisation biologique

    French

  • croissance biologique
  • prolifération végétale
  • German

  • biologische Besiedelung
  • biologische Korrosion
  • biologische Verwitterung
  • biologischer Befall
  • biologischer Bewuchs
  • mikrobiologischer Zerfall

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https://hist-arch-vocab.org/bvha#c_6a5ef5a6

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