Fungi attacking historic wood of Fort Conger and the Peary Huts in the High Arctic.
Historic wooden structures in Polar Regions are being adversely affected by decay fungi and a warming climate will likely accelerate degradation. Fort Conger and the Peary Huts at Lady Franklin Bay in northern Ellesmere Island are important international heritage sites associated with early explorat...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ee2bb2ac03c24b6394a3fa499f62e43b 2023-05-15T14:59:16+02:00 Fungi attacking historic wood of Fort Conger and the Peary Huts in the High Arctic. Robert A Blanchette Benjamin W Held Joel Jurgens Amanda Stear Catherine Dupont 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246049 https://doaj.org/article/ee2bb2ac03c24b6394a3fa499f62e43b EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246049 https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 1932-6203 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0246049 https://doaj.org/article/ee2bb2ac03c24b6394a3fa499f62e43b PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 1, p e0246049 (2021) Medicine R Science Q article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246049 2022-12-31T10:24:09Z Historic wooden structures in Polar Regions are being adversely affected by decay fungi and a warming climate will likely accelerate degradation. Fort Conger and the Peary Huts at Lady Franklin Bay in northern Ellesmere Island are important international heritage sites associated with early exploration in the High Arctic. Fort Conger, built by Adolphus Greely and expedition members during the First International Polar Year in 1881, was dismantled and used by Robert Peary and his expedition crew in the early 1900's to build several smaller shelters. These historic structures remain at the site but are deteriorating. This investigation examines the fungi associated with wood decay in the historic woods. Soft rot was observed in all 125 wood samples obtained from the site. The major taxa found associated with the decayed wood were Coniochaeta (18%), Phoma (13%) Cadophora (12%), Graphium (9%), and Penicillium (9%) as well as many other Ascomycota that are known to cause soft rot in wood. Micromorphological observations using scanning electron microscopy of historic wooden timbers that were in ground contact revealed advanced stages of type I soft rot. No wood destroying Basidiomycota were found. Identification of the fungi associated with decay in these historic woods is a first step to better understand the unusual decomposition processes underway in this extreme environment and will aid future research to help control decay and preserve this important cultural heritage. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ellesmere Island Franklin Bay International Polar Year Lady Franklin Bay Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Ellesmere Island Peary ENVELOPE(-63.867,-63.867,-65.250,-65.250) Lady Franklin Bay ENVELOPE(-64.492,-64.492,81.585,81.585) Fort Conger ENVELOPE(-64.742,-64.742,81.752,81.752) PLOS ONE 16 1 e0246049 |
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Historic wooden structures in Polar Regions are being adversely affected by decay fungi and a warming climate will likely accelerate degradation. Fort Conger and the Peary Huts at Lady Franklin Bay in northern Ellesmere Island are important international heritage sites associated with early exploration in the High Arctic. Fort Conger, built by Adolphus Greely and expedition members during the First International Polar Year in 1881, was dismantled and used by Robert Peary and his expedition crew in the early 1900's to build several smaller shelters. These historic structures remain at the site but are deteriorating. This investigation examines the fungi associated with wood decay in the historic woods. Soft rot was observed in all 125 wood samples obtained from the site. The major taxa found associated with the decayed wood were Coniochaeta (18%), Phoma (13%) Cadophora (12%), Graphium (9%), and Penicillium (9%) as well as many other Ascomycota that are known to cause soft rot in wood. Micromorphological observations using scanning electron microscopy of historic wooden timbers that were in ground contact revealed advanced stages of type I soft rot. No wood destroying Basidiomycota were found. Identification of the fungi associated with decay in these historic woods is a first step to better understand the unusual decomposition processes underway in this extreme environment and will aid future research to help control decay and preserve this important cultural heritage. |
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Fungi attacking historic wood of Fort Conger and the Peary Huts in the High Arctic. |
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