Lichens on the Ancient Monuments: Insight into Lichen-Induced Biodeteriorationintroduces lichen-induced biodeterioration and conservation of ancient monuments. Sections cover current trends, tools, and strategies to conserve monuments against lichen biodeterioration. The book explores a range of worldwide lichen biodeterioration work, offering an overview of specimens examined, along with the methodologies employed to elucidate problems. In addition, the book explores lichen biodeterioration studies on UNESCO World Heritage Sites and endangered historic sites. Covers the topic of conservation of monuments against lichen biodeterioration Discusses mechanisms and understanding of lichen-induced biodeterioration of historical monuments Offers research progress on techniques to measure biodeterioration, factors affecting biodeterioration, and remedies for the biodeterioration of monuments