Microbiome analysis in Lascaux Cave in relation to black stain alterations of rock surfaces and collembola
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DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.13133
Abstract: Abstract Anthropization of Palaeolithic caves open for tourism may favour collembola invasion and result in the formation of black stains attributed to pigmented fungi. However, ecological processes underpinning black stain formation are not fully understood.… read more here.
Keywords: pigmented fungi; lascaux cave; black stains; black stain ... See more keywords
Rock substrate rather than black stain alterations drives microbial community structure in the passage of Lascaux Cave
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DOI: 10.1186/s40168-018-0599-9
Abstract: BackgroundThe World-famous UNESCO heritage from the Paleolithic human society, Lascaux Cave (France), has endeavored intense microclimatic perturbations, in part due to high touristic pressure. These perturbations have resulted in numerous disturbances of the cave ecosystem,… read more here.
Keywords: stain; microbial community; lascaux cave; substrate rather ... See more keywords