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Research paper thumbnail of Relationships between geomorphic proprieties and tectonic uplift in the Argentera Massif (Western Alps, Italy): geodynamics implication

Research paper thumbnail of Carta gemorfologica del bacino di Campo nell'Elba e aree limitrofe (Isola d'Elba)

Research paper thumbnail of Reconstructing temperatures in the Maritime Alps, Italy, since the Last Glacial Maximum using cosmogenic noble gas paleothermometry

The EGU General Assembly, Apr 1, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Carta geomorfologica dell’Arcipelago Toscano

This volume is the final issue of a research project on geomorphological mapping at different sca... more This volume is the final issue of a research project on geomorphological mapping at different scales,carried out in the Tuscan Archipelago within an agreement between ex APAT-Geological Survey of Italy-Department Soil Defense and the Department of Geological Sciences of “Roma Tre”University.The resulting maps,digital data-base and explanatory notes (in this volume) represent, without any doubt,an important event.In fact,it introduces geomorphological information to the environmental knowledge of the archipelago, that has been deeply investigated just from the geological and petrological points of view. After an introductory chapter concerning the archipelago geology and climatology,the volume presents a detailed description of the geomophological features of each island. Exception made for Pianosa and Giannutri, all islands are characterized by a rough topography, essentially resulting from the selective erosion of the bedrock, made of a large variety of rock-types.Erosional landforms are predominant with respect to depositional landforms. Among coastal features,cliffs are frequent and well developed,whereas inactive abrasion platforms are few and sometimes of uncertain interpretation.Old dune deposits are relatively frequent along the coast of the Elba and Pianosa islands. Fluvial-denudational and weathering processes are dominant in the inner sectors; karstic landforms are present in Pianosa and Giannutri. Fluvial-denudational landforms are mostly erosional (fluvial valleys,gullies,rills),whereas depositional landforms (alluvial and coastal plains) are less frequent.The weathering processes originate tors, honeycomb sculptures, tafoni and thick weathering mantles. Gravitational processes include degradational escarpments, rockfalls, slides, and rare flows. Talus is widely developed at the foot of slopes. The islands of the Tuscan Archipelago are inhabited since prehistoric times. In protohistoric and historic times, mining in the Elba and Giglio islands, farming, and pasturing induced strong environmental changes. In the last centuries,new and more intensive man-made landforms (urban areas,penality buildings,hydraulic regulation of streams,portual infrastructures) have increasingly modified the landscape of the Tuscan Archipelago

Research paper thumbnail of Evoluzione gravitativa dei versanti nella parte sud orientale del Massicio Cristallino dell'Argentera (Alpi Marittime)

Research paper thumbnail of The expression of the Heinrich Event 1 in the Alps, evidence from the Maritime Alps

Research paper thumbnail of Paraglacial fans in the Stura di Demonte Valley (Maritime Alps)

Research paper thumbnail of Geomorphological map of the Argentera Massif (Maritime Alps, Italy)

Research paper thumbnail of Geomorphological Map of the Maritime Alps Natural Park and surroundings

Research paper thumbnail of Carta Geomorfologica del bacino del Torrente Baraci (Corsica sud-occidentale, Francia)

Research paper thumbnail of The Italian Mountains: glacial landforms during deglaciation (18.9–14.6 ka)

European Glacial Landscapes

Research paper thumbnail of The Italian mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum

European Glacial Landscapes, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Carta Geomorfologica della parte sud-orientale del Massiccio dell'Argentera (Alpi Marittime, Italia)/Geomorphological Map of the south-eastern side of the Argentera Massif (Maritime Alps, Italy)

Research paper thumbnail of Capitolo 1 Metodologia e tecniche d’integrazione (1.1.1 Geomorfologia; 1.3 Criteri d’integrazione)

Research paper thumbnail of The Italian mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum

European Glacial Landscapes, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Campo nell'Elba

Research paper thumbnail of Capitolo 3 Propriano-Baie de Valinco (3.4.1 Stato dell’ambiente terrestre

Research paper thumbnail of The Italian Mountains: glacial landforms from the Bølling–Allerød Interstadial (14.6–12.9 ka)

European Glacial Landscapes

Research paper thumbnail of The Italian Mountains: Glacial landforms from the Younger Dryas Stadial (12.9–11.7 ka)

Research paper thumbnail of A rock-glacier – pond system (NW Italian Alps): Soil and sediment properties, geochemistry, and trace-metal bioavailability

Catena, Nov 1, 2020

Rock-glacier sediment transfer and ice melting can impact surface waters located downstream. Howe... more Rock-glacier sediment transfer and ice melting can impact surface waters located downstream. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the influence of rock-glacier dynamics on the geochemical, hydrochemical, and ecological characteristics of adjacent impounded surface waters. In the Col d'Olen area (Long-Term Ecological Research site, NW Italian Alps), an intact rock glacier terminates into a pond and solute-enriched waters originating from the rock glacier flow into the pond through a subsurface hydrological window. In this study, we performed geophysical and ground surface temperature measurements. Moreover, we sampled soils and sediments in different compartments of the investigated rock-glacier-pond system and we further sampled benthic invertebrates in the pond. Cold ground thermal regime, ground-ice presence, and coarse debris cover on the rock glacier together with its lithology (serpentinites) influence the rock-glacier geochemistry and ecology with respect to surrounding areas. Pond geochemistry is affected by transfer of trace-metal-enriched fine-grained debris and meltwaters from the rock glacier. Enhanced bioavailability of serpentinite-associated trace metals was proved, with concentrations of Ni and Cr in benthic invertebrates up to 384 and 110 mg kg −1 d.w., respectively, potentially exerting toxic effects on pond biota. The advancing movement of the rock glacier not only has delivered sediments to the pond, but it has progressively filled the valley depression where the pond is located, creating a dam that could have modified the level of impounded water. This process likely constituted a sediment trap in which serpentinitic rock-glacier sediments could be deposited at the pond bottom, with related geochemical and ecological implications. This study illustrates the importance of rock glaciers in influencing the characteristics of downstream freshwater bodies and highlights the need to improve our knowledge about climate-change-related impacts of rock-glacier dynamics on alpine headwaters.

Research paper thumbnail of Relationships between geomorphic proprieties and tectonic uplift in the Argentera Massif (Western Alps, Italy): geodynamics implication

Research paper thumbnail of Carta gemorfologica del bacino di Campo nell'Elba e aree limitrofe (Isola d'Elba)

Research paper thumbnail of Reconstructing temperatures in the Maritime Alps, Italy, since the Last Glacial Maximum using cosmogenic noble gas paleothermometry

The EGU General Assembly, Apr 1, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Carta geomorfologica dell’Arcipelago Toscano

This volume is the final issue of a research project on geomorphological mapping at different sca... more This volume is the final issue of a research project on geomorphological mapping at different scales,carried out in the Tuscan Archipelago within an agreement between ex APAT-Geological Survey of Italy-Department Soil Defense and the Department of Geological Sciences of “Roma Tre”University.The resulting maps,digital data-base and explanatory notes (in this volume) represent, without any doubt,an important event.In fact,it introduces geomorphological information to the environmental knowledge of the archipelago, that has been deeply investigated just from the geological and petrological points of view. After an introductory chapter concerning the archipelago geology and climatology,the volume presents a detailed description of the geomophological features of each island. Exception made for Pianosa and Giannutri, all islands are characterized by a rough topography, essentially resulting from the selective erosion of the bedrock, made of a large variety of rock-types.Erosional landforms are predominant with respect to depositional landforms. Among coastal features,cliffs are frequent and well developed,whereas inactive abrasion platforms are few and sometimes of uncertain interpretation.Old dune deposits are relatively frequent along the coast of the Elba and Pianosa islands. Fluvial-denudational and weathering processes are dominant in the inner sectors; karstic landforms are present in Pianosa and Giannutri. Fluvial-denudational landforms are mostly erosional (fluvial valleys,gullies,rills),whereas depositional landforms (alluvial and coastal plains) are less frequent.The weathering processes originate tors, honeycomb sculptures, tafoni and thick weathering mantles. Gravitational processes include degradational escarpments, rockfalls, slides, and rare flows. Talus is widely developed at the foot of slopes. The islands of the Tuscan Archipelago are inhabited since prehistoric times. In protohistoric and historic times, mining in the Elba and Giglio islands, farming, and pasturing induced strong environmental changes. In the last centuries,new and more intensive man-made landforms (urban areas,penality buildings,hydraulic regulation of streams,portual infrastructures) have increasingly modified the landscape of the Tuscan Archipelago

Research paper thumbnail of Evoluzione gravitativa dei versanti nella parte sud orientale del Massicio Cristallino dell'Argentera (Alpi Marittime)

Research paper thumbnail of The expression of the Heinrich Event 1 in the Alps, evidence from the Maritime Alps

Research paper thumbnail of Paraglacial fans in the Stura di Demonte Valley (Maritime Alps)

Research paper thumbnail of Geomorphological map of the Argentera Massif (Maritime Alps, Italy)

Research paper thumbnail of Geomorphological Map of the Maritime Alps Natural Park and surroundings

Research paper thumbnail of Carta Geomorfologica del bacino del Torrente Baraci (Corsica sud-occidentale, Francia)

Research paper thumbnail of The Italian Mountains: glacial landforms during deglaciation (18.9–14.6 ka)

European Glacial Landscapes

Research paper thumbnail of The Italian mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum

European Glacial Landscapes, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Carta Geomorfologica della parte sud-orientale del Massiccio dell'Argentera (Alpi Marittime, Italia)/Geomorphological Map of the south-eastern side of the Argentera Massif (Maritime Alps, Italy)

Research paper thumbnail of Capitolo 1 Metodologia e tecniche d’integrazione (1.1.1 Geomorfologia; 1.3 Criteri d’integrazione)

Research paper thumbnail of The Italian mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum

European Glacial Landscapes, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Campo nell'Elba

Research paper thumbnail of Capitolo 3 Propriano-Baie de Valinco (3.4.1 Stato dell’ambiente terrestre

Research paper thumbnail of The Italian Mountains: glacial landforms from the Bølling–Allerød Interstadial (14.6–12.9 ka)

European Glacial Landscapes

Research paper thumbnail of The Italian Mountains: Glacial landforms from the Younger Dryas Stadial (12.9–11.7 ka)

Research paper thumbnail of A rock-glacier – pond system (NW Italian Alps): Soil and sediment properties, geochemistry, and trace-metal bioavailability

Catena, Nov 1, 2020

Rock-glacier sediment transfer and ice melting can impact surface waters located downstream. Howe... more Rock-glacier sediment transfer and ice melting can impact surface waters located downstream. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the influence of rock-glacier dynamics on the geochemical, hydrochemical, and ecological characteristics of adjacent impounded surface waters. In the Col d'Olen area (Long-Term Ecological Research site, NW Italian Alps), an intact rock glacier terminates into a pond and solute-enriched waters originating from the rock glacier flow into the pond through a subsurface hydrological window. In this study, we performed geophysical and ground surface temperature measurements. Moreover, we sampled soils and sediments in different compartments of the investigated rock-glacier-pond system and we further sampled benthic invertebrates in the pond. Cold ground thermal regime, ground-ice presence, and coarse debris cover on the rock glacier together with its lithology (serpentinites) influence the rock-glacier geochemistry and ecology with respect to surrounding areas. Pond geochemistry is affected by transfer of trace-metal-enriched fine-grained debris and meltwaters from the rock glacier. Enhanced bioavailability of serpentinite-associated trace metals was proved, with concentrations of Ni and Cr in benthic invertebrates up to 384 and 110 mg kg −1 d.w., respectively, potentially exerting toxic effects on pond biota. The advancing movement of the rock glacier not only has delivered sediments to the pond, but it has progressively filled the valley depression where the pond is located, creating a dam that could have modified the level of impounded water. This process likely constituted a sediment trap in which serpentinitic rock-glacier sediments could be deposited at the pond bottom, with related geochemical and ecological implications. This study illustrates the importance of rock glaciers in influencing the characteristics of downstream freshwater bodies and highlights the need to improve our knowledge about climate-change-related impacts of rock-glacier dynamics on alpine headwaters.

Research paper thumbnail of The tombs of the Marquises of Saluzzo in the church of San Giovanni

The town of Saluzzo, Piedmont, in the northwest of Italy, was an important and independent marqui... more The town of Saluzzo, Piedmont, in the northwest of Italy, was an important and independent marquisate from 1175 to 1548, when the France annexed its territories because the last margrave Gabriele died without sons. In the medieval heart of the city there is the church of San Giovanni, designated to hold the burials of the noble families and six marquises (Federico I, Federico II, Tommaso III, Ludovico I, Ludovico II and Gabriele), but the building underwent several extensions and restorations during the centuries so at present is impossible to identify the place of the medieval graves.

Research paper thumbnail of Sand supply from shoreface to foredunes 20160622 25938 1nclqk9

Research paper thumbnail of Archeologia a Massa. Scavi all'ombra del Mercurio, a cura di F. Fabiani, E. Paribeni

by Fabio Fabiani, Germana Sorrentino, Marco Benvenuti, Elizabeth Jane Shepherd, Silvia Cecchi, Ivana Cerato, Francesco Coschino, Massimo Dadà, Fabrizio Federici, Antonio Fornaciari, Ornella Raffo, and Adriano Ribolini

Copertina: a cura dell'Autore Composizione grafica: a cura dell'Autore È vietata la riproduzione ... more Copertina: a cura dell'Autore Composizione grafica: a cura dell'Autore È vietata la riproduzione non autorizzata, anche parziale, realizzata con qualsiasi mezzo, compresa la fotocopia, anche ad uso interno o didattico.