Coralligenous (C)includecalcareousbuild-upsofbiogenicorigin,formedsincetheHolocene transgression. Peculiarcolumnar-shapedCoutcropsweredocumentedoffshore Marzamemi village (SESicily,IonianSea),althoughtheactualextensionanddistributionwerenot assessed. Project ‘CRESCIBLUREEF’ produced anew,17km2 high-resolution bathymetric map, leadingtogoodknowledgeabouttheirextentinthisarea.Cbioconstructionsare largely distributedalongtwodepthranges36–42 mand86–102 mwaterdepth.By coupling thedocumentedupliftrateinthisregionandtheHolocenesea-levelcurve,we were abletointerpretthedistributionofCoutcropsoverterraces.However,additional investigation isrequiredtounderstand:(1)theroleoftheinheritedcontinentalshelf landscape, increatingafavorablesubstrateforthesettlementandgrowthofChabitats during theHolocene,and(2)theextenttowhichCbioconstructionscanimpactthe evolution ofpresent-daycontinentalshelflandformsandlandscapes.
Geomorphology of coralligenous reefs offshore southeastern Sicily (Ionian Sea)
Rosso A.;Sanfilippo R.;
2023-01-01
Abstract
Coralligenous (C)includecalcareousbuild-upsofbiogenicorigin,formedsincetheHolocene transgression. Peculiarcolumnar-shapedCoutcropsweredocumentedoffshore Marzamemi village (SESicily,IonianSea),althoughtheactualextensionanddistributionwerenot assessed. Project ‘CRESCIBLUREEF’ produced anew,17km2 high-resolution bathymetric map, leadingtogoodknowledgeabouttheirextentinthisarea.Cbioconstructionsare largely distributedalongtwodepthranges36–42 mand86–102 mwaterdepth.By coupling thedocumentedupliftrateinthisregionandtheHolocenesea-levelcurve,we were abletointerpretthedistributionofCoutcropsoverterraces.However,additional investigation isrequiredtounderstand:(1)theroleoftheinheritedcontinentalshelf landscape, increatingafavorablesubstrateforthesettlementandgrowthofChabitats during theHolocene,and(2)theextenttowhichCbioconstructionscanimpactthe evolution ofpresent-daycontinentalshelflandformsandlandscapes.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
