The lampenflora in show caves and its treatment: an emerging ecological problem

The artificial lighting of caves adapted for touristic visits, leads to the appearance and propagation of a complex community of phototrophic organisms known as “lampenflora”. Formed mainly by algae and cyanobacteria, they produce the degradation of the colonized substrates and decrease the show val...

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Main Authors: Carlos Baquedano Estévez, Luis Moreno Merino, Almudena de la Losa Román, Juan J. Durán Valsero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 2019-09-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
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Online Access:https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol48/iss3/4/