Geomorphological Signature of Late Pleistocene Sea Level Oscillations in Torre Guaceto Marine Protected Area (Adriatic Sea, SE Italy)
Morphostratigraphy is a useful tool to reconstruct the sequence of processes responsible for shaping the landscape. In marine and coastal areas, where landforms are only seldom directly recognizable given the difficulty to have eyewitness of sea-floor features, it is possible to correlate geomorphol...
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doaj-d33dceaa19514e119c8d2ea7f468b9b32020-11-24T21:56:15ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412019-11-011111240910.3390/w11112409w11112409Geomorphological Signature of Late Pleistocene Sea Level Oscillations in Torre Guaceto Marine Protected Area (Adriatic Sea, SE Italy)Francesco De Giosa0Giovanni Scardino1Matteo Vacchi2Arcangelo Piscitelli3Maurilio Milella4Alessandro Ciccolella5Giuseppe Mastronuzzi6Environmental Surveys Srl, Via Dario Lupo 65, 74121 Taranto, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geoambientali, Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via Edoardo Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa, Via Santa Maria 53, 56126 Pisa, ItalyEnvironmental Surveys Srl, Via Dario Lupo 65, 74121 Taranto, ItalyEnvironmental Surveys Srl, Via Dario Lupo 65, 74121 Taranto, ItalyConsorzio di Gestione di Torre Guaceto, Via Sant’Anna 6, 72012 Carovigno (Brindisi), ItalyDipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geoambientali, Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via Edoardo Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, ItalyMorphostratigraphy is a useful tool to reconstruct the sequence of processes responsible for shaping the landscape. In marine and coastal areas, where landforms are only seldom directly recognizable given the difficulty to have eyewitness of sea-floor features, it is possible to correlate geomorphological data derived from indirect surveys (marine geophysics and remote sensing) with data obtained from direct ones performed on-land or by scuba divers. In this paper, remote sensing techniques and spectral images allowed high-resolution reconstruction of both morpho-topography and morpho-bathymetry of the Torre Guaceto Marine Protected Area (Italy). These data were used to infer the sequence of climatic phases and processes responsible for coastal and marine landscape shaping. Our data show a number of relict submerged surfaces corresponding to distinct phases of erosional/depositional processes triggered by the late-Quaternary interglacial−glacial cycles. In particular, we observed the presence of submerged marine terraces, likely formed during MIS 5−MIS 3 relative highstand phases. These geomorphic features, found at depths of ~26−30, ~34−38, and ~45−56 m, represent important evidence of past sea-level variations.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/11/2409morphostratigraphysea-level changesmarine terracesriver incisionsadriatic sea |
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Francesco De Giosa Giovanni Scardino Matteo Vacchi Arcangelo Piscitelli Maurilio Milella Alessandro Ciccolella Giuseppe Mastronuzzi Geomorphological Signature of Late Pleistocene Sea Level Oscillations in Torre Guaceto Marine Protected Area (Adriatic Sea, SE Italy) Water morphostratigraphy sea-level changes marine terraces river incisions adriatic sea |
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Francesco De Giosa Giovanni Scardino Matteo Vacchi Arcangelo Piscitelli Maurilio Milella Alessandro Ciccolella Giuseppe Mastronuzzi |
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Francesco De Giosa |
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Geomorphological Signature of Late Pleistocene Sea Level Oscillations in Torre Guaceto Marine Protected Area (Adriatic Sea, SE Italy) |
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Geomorphological Signature of Late Pleistocene Sea Level Oscillations in Torre Guaceto Marine Protected Area (Adriatic Sea, SE Italy) |
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Geomorphological Signature of Late Pleistocene Sea Level Oscillations in Torre Guaceto Marine Protected Area (Adriatic Sea, SE Italy) |
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Geomorphological Signature of Late Pleistocene Sea Level Oscillations in Torre Guaceto Marine Protected Area (Adriatic Sea, SE Italy) |
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Geomorphological Signature of Late Pleistocene Sea Level Oscillations in Torre Guaceto Marine Protected Area (Adriatic Sea, SE Italy) |
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geomorphological signature of late pleistocene sea level oscillations in torre guaceto marine protected area (adriatic sea, se italy) |
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Morphostratigraphy is a useful tool to reconstruct the sequence of processes responsible for shaping the landscape. In marine and coastal areas, where landforms are only seldom directly recognizable given the difficulty to have eyewitness of sea-floor features, it is possible to correlate geomorphological data derived from indirect surveys (marine geophysics and remote sensing) with data obtained from direct ones performed on-land or by scuba divers. In this paper, remote sensing techniques and spectral images allowed high-resolution reconstruction of both morpho-topography and morpho-bathymetry of the Torre Guaceto Marine Protected Area (Italy). These data were used to infer the sequence of climatic phases and processes responsible for coastal and marine landscape shaping. Our data show a number of relict submerged surfaces corresponding to distinct phases of erosional/depositional processes triggered by the late-Quaternary interglacial−glacial cycles. In particular, we observed the presence of submerged marine terraces, likely formed during MIS 5−MIS 3 relative highstand phases. These geomorphic features, found at depths of ~26−30, ~34−38, and ~45−56 m, represent important evidence of past sea-level variations. |
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morphostratigraphy sea-level changes marine terraces river incisions adriatic sea |
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