Subject 'Conservation Biology'

Year:   2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    2018/2019    2019/2020    

Different reasons and processes of biological damage. Biological risk factors in conservation and restoration and the use of biological methods in the preservation of cultural heritage.

To provide a systematic overview of the living organisms causing biological damage and the processes of biological damage of different materials and objects.

Topics
Biological damage – parties and processes, risk factors and the protection.
Organisms causing biological damage
The classification of living organisms
Micro-organisms – bacteria, cyanobacteria, actinobacteria, fungi, yeasts, algae
Lichen, mosses
Insects, birds, mammals
The processes of biological damage
Damage of organic materials
Damage of inorganic materials
The determination of biological damage
The protection against biological damage
An overview of the pest management
Non-chemical control
Chemical control
Biological risk factors in conservation and restoration
Biological methods in conservation

Upon completion, students will:

 be aware of the main factors causing biological damage;
 be aware of the main characteristics of biological damage;
 be able to describe biological damage and its possible control methods;
 be able to distinguish biological damage from other damage types.

2019: 2266  2267  2275  

2018: 2266  2267  2275  

2017: 2266  2267  2275  

2016: 2266  2267  2275  

2015: 2266  2267  2275  

2014: 2266  2267  2275  

2013: 2266  2267  2275  S,2263