Geodiversity has elements of exceptional scientific value that are considered to represent
geoheritage, or geological heritage. One way to conserve and promote the knowledge of …

This paper aims to provide a concise description of the geology of the Southern Apennines
especially useful for readers having scarce familiarity with this complex region. The text is …

Abstract The Bradanic Trough (southern Italy) is the Pliocene-present-day south Apennines
foredeep. It is a foreland basin as subsidence due to westward subduction of the Adria Plate …

In recent years, much research have dealt with the impact of human and climate change on
the morpho‐evolution of Mediterranean catchments characterized by high ecological and …

Excellent outcrops of the upper Pliocene-lower Pleistocene Calcarenite di Gravina around
Matera (southern Italy) provide continuous exposure of coarse-grained, clastic basin-margin …

Integration of structural, stratigraphical, and sedimentological data and instrumental records
of some recent low-energy seismic events in the Murge area allow us to suggest a new …

We performed detailed geological and geomorphological analyses on a well-exposed
series of marine terrace deposits located along a coastal area from the city of Taranto to the …

At the end of November 2021, a large area of Puglia (an administrative region in Southern
Italy) was officially nominated as new aUGGp (aspiring UNESCO Global Geopark) by the …

Abstract The Pollino Ridge is a N120° trending morpho-structure, formed by Meso-Cenozoic
carbonate rocks, that marks the boundary between Calabria and Lucania (southern Italy). It …

The high valley of the Agri River is a wide intermontane basin located in the Lucanian
Apennine, southern Italy. This basin was formed during Quaternary times in the hinterland of …