Lichens on the Ancient Monuments: Insight into Lichen-Induced Biodeterioration introduces lichen-induced biodeterioration and conservation of ancient monuments. This book will also cover the current trends, tools and strategies to conserve monuments against lichen biodeterioration. A range of lichen biodeterioration work worldwide will be examined to offer an overview of the specimens examined and the methodologies employed to elucidate the nature of the problems, as well as a broad and up-to-date reference on lichen biodeterioration. This book will also explore lichen biodeterioration studies on UNESCO World Heritage Sites and endangered historic sites.

• Highlights conservation of monuments against lichen biodeterioration
• Discusses mechanisms and understanding of lichen-induced biodeterioration of historical monuments
• Offers research progress on the techniques to measure the biodeterioration, factors affecting the biodeterioration, and remedies for biodeterioration of monuments