Vegetation Cover and Tumuli’s Shape as Affecting Factors of Microclimate and Biodeterioration Risk for the Conservation of Etruscan Tombs (Tarquinia, Italy)
| Autor: | Flavia Bartoli, Adele Cecchini, Carlo Meneghini, Giulia Caneva, Simone Langone |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Caneva, Giulia, Langone, Simone, Bartoli, Flavia, Cecchini, Adele, Meneghini, Carlo |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Mediterranean climate
cultural ecosystem service wall paintings conservation Geography Planning and Development Microclimate TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law hypogea conservation TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources Ecosystem services Hypogeal 03 medical and health sciences cultural ecosystem services GE1-350 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences biology Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Ephemeral key 010401 analytical chemistry Humidity UNESCO site Cynodon dactylon Evergreen biology.organism_classification Monterozzi Necropolis archaeological parks biodeterioration prevention 0104 chemical sciences plant cover effects Environmental sciences Geography archaeological park plant cover effect Physical geography Monterozzi Necropoli hypogea microclimate |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 3393, p 3393 (2021) Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 6 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | The conservation of underground tombs is affected by several physical-chemical and biological factors, which could be reduced by insulating systems able to maintain the microclimatic stability also decreasing the biodeterioration risk. In Mediterranean areas, wild ephemeral plants, which reduce their cover during the hot season, seem unsuitable for reducing summer overheating. In this study, we wish to assess the influence of vegetation cover and of overlaying soil, after the establishment of an evergreen turf of a cultivar of Cynodon dactylon, on two tombs in the Etruscan Necropolis of Monterozzi, covered by linear-shaped tumuli. Therefore, we evaluated for 10 months the thermo-hygrometric values of these tombs, together with two tombs as controls. We also evaluated the different tumuli’s morphologies and the related received solar radiation. Results confirmed that late summer and early autumn as critical microclimatic periods for the risk factors of hypogeal paintings when peaks of superficial temperature occur. A positive influence of vegetation cover on maintaining constant humidity and internal temperatures was detected, but the mounds orientation, as well as soil depth, seems to have a relevant role. Considering the naturalistic features of the area and the related cultural ecosystem services, a careful selection of wild plants is suggested. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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