Deep coral growth in the Mediterranean Sea: an overview
M Taviani, A Freiwald, H Zibrowius - Cold-water corals and ecosystems, 2005 - Springer
The Mediterranean basin represents an excellent biological archive of past and modern
deep coral growth whose study may help to understand taxonomic, biogeographic …
deep coral growth whose study may help to understand taxonomic, biogeographic …
Between Scylla and Charybdis (part 1): the sedimentary dynamics of the modern Messina Strait (central Mediterranean) as analogue to interpret the past
SG Longhitano - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The present paper reviews a number of geophysical and geological datasets acquired in
recent and less recent times on the modern Messina Strait, aiming at reconstructing the …
recent and less recent times on the modern Messina Strait, aiming at reconstructing the …
Three‐dimensional to two‐dimensional cross‐strata transition in the lower Pleistocene Catanzaro tidal strait transgressive succession (southern Italy)
Sandstone tidal cross‐strata are the predominant sedimentary feature of strait‐fill
stratigraphic successions. However, although widely described in numerous studies, tidal …
stratigraphic successions. However, although widely described in numerous studies, tidal …
Tidal signatures in Neogene to Quaternary mixed deposits of southern Italy straits and bays
Some of the Neogene to Quaternary sedimentary successions cropping out in the southern
Italy orogenic belt exhibit distinct stratigraphic intervals of mixed, silici-bioclastic arenites …
Italy orogenic belt exhibit distinct stratigraphic intervals of mixed, silici-bioclastic arenites …
The record of tidal cycles in mixed silici–bioclastic deposits: examples from small Plio–Pleistocene peripheral basins of the microtidal Central Mediterranean Sea
SG Longhitano - Sedimentology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Pliocene–Pleistocene peripheral marine basins of the Mediterranean Sea in
southern Italy, from Basilicata and western Calabria to northern and eastern Sicily, represent …
southern Italy, from Basilicata and western Calabria to northern and eastern Sicily, represent …
Some aspects of the recent tectonics in the Strait of Messina, Italy
C Montenat, P Barrier, PO d'Estevou - Tectonophysics, 1991 - Elsevier
During Pliocene and pléistocène times, the Strait of Messina was subjected to extensional
tectonism, which was contemporaneous with marine sedimentary processes. Various …
tectonism, which was contemporaneous with marine sedimentary processes. Various …
High-resolution morpho-bathymetric imaging of the Messina Strait (Southern Italy). New insights on the 1908 earthquake and tsunami
Abstract The 28 December, 1908 Reggio Calabria and Messina earthquake (named after
the two most damaged cities on the coasts of Messina Strait) was one of the strongest (MW …
the two most damaged cities on the coasts of Messina Strait) was one of the strongest (MW …
Statistical analysis of bed-thickness variation in a Tortonian succession of biocalcarenitic tidal dunes, Amantea Basin, Calabria, southern Italy
SG Longhitano, W Nemec - Sedimentary Geology, 2005 - Elsevier
The Tortonian biocalcarenitic succession in Amantea Basin was deposited in a ramp setting
of a peri-Tyrrhenian shelf embayment, whose northern part was linked with the southern part …
of a peri-Tyrrhenian shelf embayment, whose northern part was linked with the southern part …
Anatomy of a mixed bioclastic–siliciclastic regressive tidal sand ridge: Facies‐based case study from the lower Pleistocene Siderno Strait, southern Italy
Sand ridges, a common feature of modern open shelves, reflect persistent currents and
sediment availability under recent transgressive conditions. They represent the largest …
sediment availability under recent transgressive conditions. They represent the largest …
Sedimentology and facies analysis of ancient sand ridges: Jurassic Rogn Formation, Trøndelag Platform, offshore Norway
D Chiarella, SG Longhitano, W Mosdell… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sand ridges represent a common type of sedimentary bedform of modern shelves seldom
used as analogues to interpret isolated marine sandbodies recognised in the subsurface …
used as analogues to interpret isolated marine sandbodies recognised in the subsurface …