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 …

Abstract Background The World-famous UNESCO heritage from the Paleolithic human
society, Lascaux Cave (France), has endeavored intense microclimatic perturbations, in part …

Background Cave anthropization related to rock art tourism can lead to cave microbiota
imbalance and microbial alterations threatening Paleolithic artwork, but the underpinning …

Anthropization of Paleolithic karstic caves can cause an imbalance of cave microbiota and
may trigger formation of wall alterations including black stains. In Lascaux Cave, a previous …

Lascaux Cave (Montignac, France) contains paintings from the Upper Paleolithic period.
Shortly after its discovery in 1940, the cave was seriously disturbed by major destructive …

L ascaux C ave in F rance was discovered in 1940. Since being opened to visitors the cave
has suffered three major microbial outbreaks. The current problem is the fast dissemination …

Strong anthropization of karstic caves may result in formation of various wall alterations
including dark zones, whose microbial community differs from that of non-altered surfaces …

Microbial diversity in lava tubes from Canary Islands (Spain) has never been explored thus
far offering a unique opportunity to study subsurface microbiology. Abundant yellow …

The variety of biodeterioration phenomena affecting our cultural heritage is determined by
several factors, such as the chemical composition and nature of the material itself, and also …

To date, the highly adapted cave microbial communities are challenged by the expanding
anthropization of these subterranean habitats. Although recent advances in characterizing …