Trends in insect catch at historic properties

Brimblecombe, Peter; Brimblecombe, Caroline Truth

doi:10.1016/j.culher.2014.05.005

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“…While there is a potential for insects to increase as a result of climate change [38], future trends can be hard to detect and additionally influenced by food and habitat availability [39]. Although there is a potential for invasive species, there are also worries about the impact of climate change and urbanization reducing bees and butterflies [40] and in Japan dragonflies also [41].…”

Section: Future Of Insects At Nikkōmentioning

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Pressures from long term environmental change at the shrines and temples of Nikkō

Brimblecombe

Hayashi

2018

Herit Sci

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Background: Important historic buildings at Nikkō are designated National Treasures of Japan or important cultural properties and illustrate notable architectural styles. We examine the records of damaging events and environmental change to estimate that changing balance of threats to guiding strategic planning and protection of the buildings and associated intangible heritage. Methods: Historic records from Nikkō allow past damage to be assessed along with projections of likely future threats. Simple non parametric statistics, Lorenz curves and its associated Gini coefficient aids interpretation of observations. Results: Earthquakes have long represented a threat, but mostly to fixed stone structures. Flooding may be as growing problem, but historically river management has improved. Increasing warmth may mean an increase in the threat of fungal attack. However, insect attack on wood has been a particular problem as recent years have seen damage by wood boring insects, particularly at Sanbutsudō in the temple complex of Rinnō-ji. Although warmer climates may enhance the abundance of insects such as P. cylindricum the life cycle of this rare anobiid is not well understood. The risk of forest fires tends to be higher in drought period, but summer rainfall may well increase at Nikkō. Additionally good forestry practice can reduce this risk. Future changes to climate are likely to alter the flowering dates and the arrival of autumn colours. Conclusion: The results show that environmental changes are likely to affect the material structure and also the nature of celebrations and visitor frequency at Nikkō. Conservation architects and skilled engineers will be challenged by these changes, so need to be well briefed on strategic environmental threats.

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Section: Future Of Insects At Nikkōmentioning

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Pressures from long term environmental change at the shrines and temples of Nikkō

Brimblecombe

Hayashi

2018

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“…Despite the generally low relative humidity levels within the gallery wall, the results show that high RH combined with relatively high temperature values occurring in summer may lead to mould formation if sustained for prolonged periods. Warm temperatures can also sustain or further increase the susceptibility for beetle infestation (see [35]). When the same exercise is repeated for the indoor conditions, on the other hand, it is seen that the temperaturehumidity values remain way below the mould isotherms.…”

Section: Mould Formation and Other Moisture Induced Bio-deteriorationmentioning

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An assessment of moisture induced damage in Blickling Hall in Norfolk, England, via environmental monitoring

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In the last few decades, extreme weather events mostly characterized by more intense and frequent precipitation and wind incidents have risen, and current climatic projections strongly suggest that this trend will keep its pace in the future. These climatic conditions pose additional hygrothermal loading onto the built environment, which may lead to moisture induced deterioration and even strength reduction in masonry. Despite their already long service lives, this impact may in time become problematic for historic buildings, which, by nature of their design and construction, interact with moisture and climate to a far greater degree than modern buildings. The PARNASSUS project was set up with the aim of identifying and quantifying the impact of environment on historic buildings in the face of a changing climate. As part of this project, an extensive environmental monitoring campaign was carried out between 2012 and 2014 at Blicking Hall, a National Trust property in Norfolk, England, with the aim of providing further insight into the building's overall performance under hygrothermal loading. Environmental monitoring work targeted not only indoor and outdoor conditions, but provided information about the temperature and relative humidity profiles across the walls by means of in-wall probes. Wind and rain gauges helped quantify other environmental parameters. This paper presents the findings from this environmental monitoring work, with specific emphasis on the basement suffering from sustained saturation in vapour phase and resulting biological growth, as well as the Long Gallery, where Blickling's valuable library is kept.

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“…However, Daniel and Myers (1995) found it difficult to relate climate at a given site to infestations, even where forty-year records are available. In the heritage environment Brimblecombe and Brimblecombe (2014) found only a weak correlation between seasonal temperature and the larvae of Anthrenus spp. in London properties.…”

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“…The property is one of many monitored by English Heritage in the Southeast Territory, which includes London (see earlier analyses in Brimblecombe and Brimblecombe, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%