Mapping the impact of climate change on biomass accumulation on stone

Gómez-Bolea, Antonio; Llop, Esteve; Ariño, Xavier; Sáiz‐Jiménez, Cesáreo; Bonazza, Alessandra; Messina, Palmira; Sabbioni, C.

doi:10.1016/j.culher.2011.10.003

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“…Noah's Ark calculated the relationship between climate and annual growth of biomass on stone using the following exponential model [44]: B = biomass per area in mg/cm 2 , P = yearly mean of precipitation in mm, T = yearly mean of temperature in °C.…”

Section: Microbiological Activitymentioning

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The design of a legacy indicator tool for measuring climate change related impacts on built heritage

Daly

2016

Herit Sci

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Background:We are experiencing a period of climate change the extent and impact of which is uncertain. In the cultural heritage sector the need for monitoring to inform our understanding is widely agreed, yet there is a lack of consensus over what constitutes 'monitoring for climate change' . This is due, at least in part, to the extended timescales involved. In this paper the design and implementation of one solution is described; a sustainable legacy indicator tool (LegIT) for the long term tracking of surface weathering effects on built heritage. Results:The assessment of climate change impacts requires 30-100 years of data collection, equal to the period referred to as the 'climate norm' by meteorologists. The LegIT is a sacrificial stone object that registers changes in the severity and/or magnitude of weathering patterns on built surfaces, providing a legacy data source for future decision makers. To ensure its sustainability, careful thought was given to the choice of materials, data retrieval and archiving. The tool aims to track surface changes caused by recession, salt crystallisation and microbiological growth. Conclusion:The development and installation of the LegIT is the first long-term exposure trial to be initiated at heritage sites in Ireland and is intended as a legacy for future researchers.

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Section: Microbiological Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The design of a legacy indicator tool for measuring climate change related impacts on built heritage

Daly

2016

Herit Sci

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“…MLR was calculated for the terrestrial ecosystem biomass of China in 2010. The simulation results were compared with the survey data, and the simulation precision was calculated using Equation (3) [19]:…”

Section: Estimation Of Biomassmentioning

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Dynamic Analysis of Ecological Environment Quality Combined with Water Conservation Changes in National Key Ecological Function Areas in China

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Sustainability

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Abstract:The shortage of water resources is a key factor limiting the sustainability of the economy and society. Most of the 25 National Key Ecological Function Areas (NKEFAs) in China serve as a source and supplementation for numerous rivers and playing an important role in water resource conservation. Based on the analysis of eco-environmental quality changes in NKEFAs, this study analyzed the spatial pattern of water conservation services in 2000 and 2010 by using a water balance equation. The results indicate that the land cover type of NKEFAs was dominated by grassland, and the proportion of ecological land conversion to non-ecological land (0.3%) was higher than that of non-ecological land conversion to ecological land (0.21%). The fractional vegetation coverage (FVC) and biomass density of NKEFAs gradually decreased from southeast to northwest. The FVC of the Changbai Mountain Forest Function Area (CBS) was the highest, while the biomass density and total biomass were highest in mountain areas in the Middle of Hai'nan Island (HND) and in the Great Khingan and Lesser Khingan Mountains (XAL) respectively. The FVC and biomass of NKEFAs mostly increased in 2000-2010. Water conservation amounts of NKEFAs decreased from southeast to northwest. The average water conservation and total water conservation amount of Nanling Mountain (NL), Guangxi-Guizhou-Yunnan (GQD), and the Wuling Mountain Function Area (WLS) were the highest, while the Yinshan Mountain (YS), Alkin Grassland (AEJ), and the Qilian Mountain Function Area (QLS) had the lowest values. In 2000-2010, the water conservation service of 60% of NKEFAs decreased. Spatial and temporal differences in water conservation services are the result of a combination of ecological environment quality and meteorological conditions. Protection of the ecological environment and vegetation coverage improvement should be strengthened to enhance the function of water conservation.

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“…Precipitation can also indirectly reduce bioerosion rates as increased rain can promote the growth of protective epibionts on terrestrial substrata (Gómez‐Bolea et al . ), while low precipitation environments can reduce protective epibiota and can favour some terrestrial microbial bioeroders (Viles ). Furthermore, increased variability in precipitation may exacerbate bioerosion because repeated wetting–drying cycles can accelerate the erosive effects of lichens in stone (Chen et al .…”

Section: Effects Of Climate Change On Bioerosionmentioning

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Bioerosion in a changing world: a conceptual framework

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Bioerosion, the breakdown of hard substrata by organisms, is a fundamental and widespread ecological process that can alter habitat structure, biodiversity and biogeochemical cycling. Bioerosion occurs in all biomes of the world from the ocean floor to arid deserts, and involves a wide diversity of taxa and mechanisms with varying ecological effects. Many abiotic and biotic factors affect bioerosion by acting on the bioeroder, substratum, or both. Bioerosion also has socio-economic impacts when objects of economic or cultural value such as coastal defences or monuments are damaged. We present a unifying definition and advance a conceptual framework for (a) examining the effects of bioerosion on natural systems and human infrastructure and (b) identifying and predicting the impacts of anthropogenic factors (e.g. climate change, eutrophication) on bioerosion. Bioerosion is responding to anthropogenic changes in multiple, complex ways with significant and wide-ranging effects across systems. Emerging data further underscore the importance of bioerosion, and need for mitigating its impacts, especially at the dynamic land-sea boundary. Generalised predictions remain challenging, due to context-dependent effects and nonlinear relationships that are poorly resolved. An integrative and interdisciplinary approach is needed to understand how future changes will alter bioerosion dynamics across biomes and taxa.

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Mapping the impact of climate change on biomass accumulation on stone

Cited by 45 publications

References 22 publications

The design of a legacy indicator tool for measuring climate change related impacts on built heritage

The design of a legacy indicator tool for measuring climate change related impacts on built heritage

Dynamic Analysis of Ecological Environment Quality Combined with Water Conservation Changes in National Key Ecological Function Areas in China

Bioerosion in a changing world: a conceptual framework

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