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2. The role of beach ridges, spits, or barriers in understanding marine terraces processes on loose or semiconsolidated substrates: Insights from the givoni of the Gulf of Taranto (southern Italy).
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De Santis, Vincenzo, Caldara, Massimo, Torres, Trinidad, Ortiz, José E., Sánchez‐Palencia, Yolanda, and Patacci, M.
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TERRACING , *BEACH ridges , *BAYS , *LANDFORMS , *COASTS , *SEA level , *CLIFFS , *GLACIAL landforms - Abstract
This paper presents a detailed geological and geomorphological analysis of the so‐called givoni (low‐relief, mainly gravelly landforms subparallel to the coastline) associated with the MIS 5 terrace in the northern Gulf of Taranto (southern Italy). These landforms can be interpreted as former beach ridges, swash/drift‐aligned spits, or swash/drift‐aligned barriers (BSBs); thus, givoni are palaeoshoreline indicators. In the study area, recognizing the classic landforms associated with marine terraces, that is, surfaces and scarps, is difficult, as the givoni are often associated and variably combined with surfaces and scarps. Thus, we reconstruct the formation and evolution processes of the MIS 5 marine terrace, including the formation of surfaces, scarps, and BSBs (and the resulting composite landforms), in an overall evolutionary framework based on eustatic oscillations. Then, we reconstruct a complete set of situations in which BSBs form on loose or semiconsolidated substrates in response to eustatic oscillations: (a) BSBs can form during a highstand of a warm stage on previously consolidated sediment; (b) BSBs may represent coastlines formed during sea‐level standstills in the context of a general regressive phase following the highstand peak that created a relict sea cliff; (c) BSBs may represent coastlines formed during a new relative highstand in a warm substage on previously unconsolidated deposits formed during the same stage; and (d) BSBs may be formed by a process similar to that of the previous case, except that the sea level stopped rising against a pre‐existing BSB. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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3. Addressing Cetacean–Fishery Interactions to Inform a Deep-Sea Ecosystem-Based Management in the Gulf of Taranto (Northern Ionian Sea, Central Mediterranean Sea)
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Pasquale Ricci, Elisabetta Manea, Giulia Cipriano, Daniela Cascione, Gianfranco D’Onghia, Maurizio Ingrosso, Carmelo Fanizza, Porzia Maiorano, Angelo Tursi, and Roberto Carlucci
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feeding habits ,Gulf of Taranto ,odontocetes ,resources competition ,trophic impacts ,Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering ,VM1-989 ,Oceanography ,GC1-1581 - Abstract
Understanding of cetaceans’ trophic role and the quantification of their impacts on the food web is a critical task, especially when data on their prey are linked to deep-sea ecosystems, which are often exposed to excessive exploitation of fishery resources due to poor management. This aspect represents one of the major issues in marine resource management, and trade-offs are needed to simultaneously support the conservation of cetaceans and their irreplaceable ecological role, together with sustainable fishing yield. In that regard, food web models can represent useful tools to support decision-making processes according to an ecosystem-based management (EBM) approach. This study provides a focus on the feeding activity occurrence and the trophic interactions between odontocetes and the fishery in the marine food web of the Gulf of Taranto (Northern Ionian Sea, Central Mediterranean Sea), by zooming in on cetaceans’ prey of commercial interest. In particular, the quantification of trophic impacts is estimated using a food web mass-balance model that integrates information on the bathymetric displacement of both cetaceans’ prey and fishing activity. The results are discussed from a management perspective to guide future research and knowledge enhancement activities as well as support the implementation of an EBM approach.
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- 2021
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4. Trace Metals Do Not Accumulate Over Time in The Edible Mediterranean Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) from Urban Coastal Waters
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Lorena Basso, Paride Papadia, Lucia Rizzo, Danilo Migoni, Francesco P. Fanizzi, and Stefano Piraino
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edible jellyfish ,novel food ,heavy metals ,ICP-AES elemental analysis ,marine pollution ,Gulf of Taranto ,Hydraulic engineering ,TC1-978 ,Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes ,TD201-500 - Abstract
Jellyfish as food represent a millennial tradition in Asia. Recently, jellyfish have also been proposed as a valuable source of protein in Western countries. To identify health risks associated with the potential human consumption of jellyfish as food, trace element accumulation was assessed in the gonads and umbrella tissues of the Mediterranean Rhizostoma pulmo (Macri, 1778), sampled over a period of 16 months along the shallow coastal waters a short distance from the city of Taranto, an area affected by metallurgic and oil refinery sources of pollution. Higher tissue concentrations of trace elements were usually detected in gonads than in umbrella tissue. In particular, significant differences in the toxic metalloid As, and in the metals Mn, Mo, and Zn, were observed among different tissues. The concentrations of vanadium were slightly higher in umbrella tissues than in gonads. No positive correlation was observed between element concentration and jellyfish size, suggesting the lack of bioaccumulation processes. Moreover, toxic element concentrations in R. pulmo were found below the threshold levels for human consumption allowed by Australian, USA, and EU Food Regulations. These results corroborate the hypothesis that R. pulmo is a safe, potentially novel food source, even when jellyfish are harvested from coastal areas affected by anthropogenic impacts.
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- 2021
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5. Investigating the chlorophyll-a variability in the Gulf of Taranto (North-western Ionian Sea) by a multi-temporal analysis of MODIS-Aqua Level 3/Level 2 data.
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Ciancia, Emanuele, Coviello, Irina, Di Polito, Carmine, Lacava, Teodosio, Pergola, Nicola, Satriano, Valeria, and Tramutoli, Valerio
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CHLOROPHYLL , *MODIS (Spectroradiometer) , *MARINE ecology , *ENVIRONMENTAL engineering - Abstract
The analysis of chlorophyll-a (chl-a) variability on a long-term basis could allow detecting possible issues in the whole marine ecosystem functioning. The Gulf of Taranto (Southern Italy), in the North-western Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea), has been affected by several environmental threats in the last decade, thus deserving the implementation of an adequate monitoring system able to provide accurate indications about the variability of the most relevant bio-optical parameters. In this context, the main objectives of this study are to investigate the long-term chl-a variability in the Gulf of Taranto and identify the occurrence of any past spatiotemporal anomalies by implementing the multi-temporal Robust Satellite Technique (RST) on a 12-year (2003–2015) period of MODIS/AQUA Level 3/Level 2 chlorophyll-a data. The achieved results show well-clustered near-surface positive chl-a anomalies during the January–February 2011 period. This detected offshore phytoplankton bloom may be related to sub-basin processes, such as the inflow of the Western Adriatic Coastal Current (WACC), probably fostered by the cyclonic reversal of the Bimodal Oscillating System (BiOS) mechanism. Therefore, the RST approach proved successful in detecting chl-a anomalous variations with a high level of confidence regardless of the absolute value measured, thus suggesting its exportability in other areas with different site-setting conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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6. Seismic stratigraphy of upper Quaternary shallow-water contourite drifts in the Gulf of Taranto (Ionian Sea, southern Italy).
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Pepe, F., Di Donato, V., Insinga, D., Molisso, F., Faraci, C., Sacchi, M., Dera, R., Ferranti, L., and Passaro, S.
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LAST Glacial Maximum , *STRATIGRAPHIC geology , *YOUNGER Dryas , *SUBMARINE geology , *SUBMARINE topography - Abstract
The occurrence of articulated seafloor morphology over continental shelf-upper slope environments, may result in a significant change in the patterns and intensity of basin-scale thermohaline circulation during eustatic sea-level fluctuations. These changes may cause, in turn, erosion, deposition and/or transport of sediments at the seafloor, to form shallow-water contourite drifts. Here we investigate this process in the NW sector of the Gulf of Taranto (Ionian Sea) during and following the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), by integrating multibeam bathymetric data, ultra-high resolution seismic-reflection data and gravity core data. Sea level fall caused subaerial exposure of the summit of the Amendolara Bank, forming a short-lived island off the eastern coast of Calabria, and also creating a narrow passageway between the island and the northern Calabria mainland. Integrated seismic-stratigraphic data show that Upper Quaternary shallow-water contourite drifts and associated erosional features locally formed both around the flanks of the Amendolara Bank (AMBK), and the continental shelf and upper slope off the Amendolara village. Contourite drifts are bounded at the bottom and at the top by two major unconformities, indicating that the formation of the sediments drifts occurred between the onset of the LGM and the GS-1/Younger Dryas event. The stratal architecture suggests the occurrence of various types of contourite deposits, mostly represented by: a) Axial and lateral channel-patch drifts, and channel-related drifts along the incision to the NE of the AMBK; b) Sheeted drifts along the northeastern slope of the AMBK; c) Elongated drifts along the continental shelf and upper slope off the coast of Amendolara village. Erosional features also developed on the south-eastern flank of the AMBK, where the Levantine Intermediate Water flows from the central Ionian Sea towards the Gulf of Taranto, until the present-day. Both processes and timing responsible for erosion of the seafloor and the formation of sediment drifts in the Gulf of Taranto may be similar to that occurred in the Tyrrhenian margins during the Late Quaternary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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7. Growth and population dynamics of the non-indigenous species Branchiomma luctuosum Grube (Annelida, Sabellidae) in the Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea).
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Mastrototaro, Francesco, Chimienti, Giovanni, Matarrese, Alfonso, Gambi, Maria Cristina, and Giangrande, Adriana
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POPULATION dynamics , *ANIMAL species , *ANNELIDA development , *ANNELIDA reproduction - Abstract
The population dynamics and gametogenesis of the non-indigenous polychaete species Branchiomma luctuosum Grube, 1869 (Annelida, Sabellidae) has been investigated at three sites in the Taranto Seas (Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea). The species, probably introduced from the Red Sea, has been reported in the Mediterranean Sea since 1983. The species is hermaphrodite, and the reproductive season is between June and October when the largest mean size of oocytes was recorded together with the presence of mature spermatozoa. Small oocytes are present in specimens reaching about 20-25 mm in length. Therefore oogenesis seems to begin early during the first year of life, but the first reproduction can occur when the worms attain a larger size and are at least 6 months of age. Although most of the individuals reproduce seasonally within a discrete period, some individuals can reproduce in different periods during the year, the oogenesis of individuals not being synchronous. A life span of at least 2 years is highlighted, with a faster growth rate during the first months (about 20 mm per month) decreasing to about 10 mm from the 3rd to the 8th months and slowing down again after the worm reaches 100 mm in size. Some differences in growth performance are discussed, enhanced by comparing the sites located at greater depth (5-7 m) and those located at 0.5 m depth, together with the possible interactions of this alien species with the autochthonous sabellid Sabella spallanzanii. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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8. Trace Metals do not Accumulate over Time in The Edible Mediterranean Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) from Urban Coastal Waters
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Francesco Paolo Fanizzi, Lorena Basso, Danilo Migoni, Lucia Rizzo, Paride Papadia, Stefano Piraino, Basso, Lorena, Papadia, Paride, Rizzo, Lucia, Migoni, Danilo, Fanizzi, Francesco Paolo, and Piraino, Stefano
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0106 biological sciences ,Cnidaria ,Jellyfish ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Gulf of Taranto ,010501 environmental sciences ,Aquatic Science ,Rhizostoma pulmo ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Marine pollution ,edible jellyfish ,biology.animal ,14. Life underwater ,heavy metals ,TD201-500 ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Water Science and Technology ,novel food ,Jellyfish as food ,ICP-AES elemental analysis ,Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes ,biology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Trace element ,ICP-AES elemental analysi ,Hydraulic engineering ,Scyphozoa ,Ionian Sea ,heavy metal ,biology.organism_classification ,marine pollution ,Fishery ,13. Climate action ,Bioaccumulation ,TC1-978 - Abstract
Jellyfish as food represent a millennial tradition in Asia. Recently, jellyfish have also been proposed as a valuable source of protein in Western countries. To identify health risks associated with the potential human consumption of jellyfish as food, trace element accumulation was assessed in the gonads and umbrella tissues of the Mediterranean Rhizostoma pulmo (Macri, 1778), sampled over a period of 16 months along the shallow coastal waters a short distance from the city of Taranto, an area affected by metallurgic and oil refinery sources of pollution. Higher tissue concentrations of trace elements were usually detected in gonads than in umbrella tissue. In particular, significant differences in the toxic metalloid As, and in the metals Mn, Mo, and Zn, were observed among different tissues. The concentrations of vanadium were slightly higher in umbrella tissues than in gonads. No positive correlation was observed between element concentration and jellyfish size, suggesting the lack of bioaccumulation processes. Moreover, toxic element concentrations in R. pulmo were found below the threshold levels for human consumption allowed by Australian, USA, and EU Food Regulations. These results corroborate the hypothesis that R. pulmo is a safe, potentially novel food source, even when jellyfish are harvested from coastal areas affected by anthropogenic impacts.
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- 2021
9. Holocene pollen and spores variability derived from marine sediment analysis from the Adriatic Sea. Roman Climate Optimum, Industrial Revolution and present day under scope
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Ruiz Soto, Salvador, Zonneveld, Karin, and Behling, Hermann
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Adriatic Sea ,fungi ,Po River ,Gulf of Taranto ,food and beverages ,Palynomorphs ,humanities ,Marine sediments ,550 Earth sciences and geology ,Italy ,ddc:550 ,Pollen - Abstract
This thesis comprises a study on pollen and spores found in marine sediments from the Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea and the Gulf of Taranto at present time, the Post Industrial Revolution and the Roman Climate Optimum. A first approach to the current pollen and spore distribution in the region was conducted by studying marine sediments in combination with river samples from selected Italian rivers, including the Po River, in order to detect riverine provenance for the pollen and spores found in marine sediments. As shown by the results, riverine imprint is still recognizable in the nearby marine sediments, being even more important due to the high water and sediment discharge of the Po River, whose signal is still recognizable in the Gulf of Taranto. The pollen and spores spectrum for the Roman Climate Optimum and the Post Industrial Revolution do not reflect big changes in the vegetation, being dominated by arboreal species. An event is detected during the Roman Climate Optimum around 79 AD, year of the eruption of the Mount Vesuvius, characterized by a sharp decrease in arboreal pollen types and an increase in herbal pollen types. According to the results obtained, the Po River has the biggest influence in the supply of palynomorphs to the marine sediments in the region, not only at present times but also in the Roman Climate Optimum as revealed by the presence of northern species in the sediments from the Gulf of Taranto. A positive correlation between terrestrial palynomorphs (pollen and spores) and marine palynomorphs (dinoflagellates) was also detected. The individual contribution for wind and riverine supply of pollen and spores remains unclear.
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- 2020
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10. Surface and subsurface of the Metaponto Coastal Plain (Gulf of Taranto—southern Italy): Present-day- vs LGM-landscape.
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Tropeano, Marcello, Cilumbriello, Antonietta, Sabato, Luisa, Gallicchio, Salvatore, Grippa, Antonio, Longhitano, Sergio Giuseppe, Bianca, Marcello, Gallipoli, Maria Rosaria, Mucciarelli, Marco, and Spilotro, Giuseppe
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COASTAL plains , *LANDSCAPES , *HOLOCENE Epoch , *GEOMORPHOLOGY - Abstract
Abstract: The Metaponto Coastal Plain (MCP), in southern Italy, stretches 60km-long and 5km-wide along the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea, and is presently subject to strong anthropogenic pressure. A multidisciplinary study reviewed the geomorphology, lithostratigraphy and sedimentology of the MCP and its subsurface. Incorporating both borehole and radiocarbon-dating information in the review, this paper focuses on comparisons and differences between present-day and buried Late Pleistocene landscapes (LGM and MIS 3). The modern coastal plain is the top of a late Holocene coastal wedge prograding on a very narrow-shelf, that is connected to a deep basin (the Ionian Sea) by a steep slope. This scenery likely resembles those produced during earlier late Quaternary relative highstands and is in marked contrast with that produced during the last sea-level fall and lowstand, and buried in the MCP subsurface. The last scenery corresponds to the LGM landscape, where river-valleys deeply dissected a previous highstand coastal wedge (MIS 3) whose remnants represented interfluve areas. Thanks to resonance properties of the subsurface, this buried landscape was obtained in a 3D visualization, highlighting location and shape of incised valleys and interfluve areas during the LGM. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2013
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11. Climate of the past 2500 years in the Gulf of Taranto, central Mediterranean Sea: A high-resolution climate reconstruction based on δ18O and δ13C of Globigerinoides ruber (white).
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Grauel, Anna-Lena, Goudeau, Marie-Louise S, de Lange, Gert J, and Bernasconi, Stefano M
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CLIMATE research , *STRATIGRAPHIC geology , *STABLE isotopes , *SUMMER , *WATER masses - Abstract
We present a high-resolution isotope stratigraphy based on Globigerinoides ruber (white) over the past 2500 years in the Gulf of Taranto, central Mediterranean. G. ruber (white) reflects summer conditions in the Gulf of Taranto but is influenced by two major surface water masses: the Western Adriatic Current (WAC) and the Ionian Surface Water (ISW) and their variations on a decadal to multicentennial scale. Our analysis of the δ13C and δ18O of G. ruber (white) allows the distinction of several climatic periods: the ‘Roman Warm Period’ (RWP) (450–0 bc), with relatively wet and warm conditions and a higher influence of the WAC; the ‘Roman Classical Period’ (RCP) (ad 1–200) characterized by salinity increase resulting from circulation changes; the ‘Dark Ages Cold Period’ (DCP) (ad 500–750), where wetter conditions in the Gulf of Taranto region are coherent with an increase dominance of the WAC; the ‘Medieval Warm Period’ (MWP), with wet and warm conditions in the first, and a gradual drying in the second half; and finally, the transition from the MWP to the ‘Little Ice Age’ (LIA), which is characterized by continuing dry conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2013
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12. Sedimentological and morpho-evolution maps of the 'Bosco Pantano di Policoro' coastal system (Gulf of Taranto, southern Italy).
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Sabato, Luisa, Longhitano, SergioG., Gioia, Dario, Cilumbriello, Antonietta, and Spalluto, Luigi
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SEDIMENTS , *GEOMORPHOLOGY , *BATHYMETRY , *SHORELINES - Abstract
This paper presents the results of a sedimentological study performed to characterize the 'Bosco Pantano di Policoro e Costa Ionica Foce Sinni' coastal system, in Basilicata (southern Italy), as part of the PROVIDUNE LIFE Project. The study was focused on the morpho-sedimentological characterization of both the emerged and submerged sectors of the beach system developed along a 3.5 km-long segment of the Ionian coast. A multitemporal comparison of historical aerial photos of the studied coastline concerning the last 100 years was executed. A geomorphological survey was carried out along 36 topographic profiles (each up to 200-m long); these were coupled with bathymetric profiles, reaching a depth of -13 m. Both topographic and bathymetric profiles were measured on three occasions (July, October, December 2010). Textural and compositional analyses of sediments were also performed. The results of this study were synthesized in a series of maps illustrating a schematic geological outline of the study area, a reconstruction of the Sinni river course and shoreline changes from 1908 to 2010 (1:2,400 scale), significant topographic (1:1,300 scale) and bathymetric (1:5,000 scale) profiles, three bathymetric charts (1:31,000 scale) and morpho-sedimentological features of both the coastal and nearshore sectors (1:15,000 scale). This study provides a geological background that is crucial for any intervention planning, as well as for any coastal zone management projects. The results should be also used in order to protect coastal habitats, which is the ultimate goal of the LIFE project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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13. Core-top calibration of the lipid-based and TEX86 temperature proxies on the southern Italian shelf (SW Adriatic Sea, Gulf of Taranto)
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Leider, Arne, Hinrichs, Kai-Uwe, Mollenhauer, Gesine, and Versteegh, Gerard J.M.
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CALIBRATION , *LIPIDS , *THERMOMETERS , *TEMPERATURE , *CONTINENTAL shelf - Abstract
Abstract: The Mediterranean Sea is at the transition between temperate and tropical air masses and as such of importance for studying climate change. The Gulf of Taranto and adjacent SW Adriatic Sea are at the heart of this region. Their sediments are excellently suited for generating high quality environmental records for the last millennia with a sub-decadal resolution. The quality of these records is dependent on a careful calibration of the transfer functions used to translate the sedimentary lipid signals to the local environment. Here, we examine and calibrate the and TEX86 lipid-based temperature proxies in 48 surface sediments and relate these to ambient sea surface temperatures and other environmental data. The -based temperatures in surface sediments reflect winter/spring sea surface temperatures in agreement with other studies demonstrating maximum haptophyte production during the colder season. The TEX86-based temperatures for the nearshore sites also reflect winter sea surface temperatures. However, at the most offshore sites, they correspond to summer sea surface temperatures. Additional lipid and environmental data including the distribution of the BIT index and remote-sensed chlorophyll-a suggest a shoreward increase of the impact of seasonal and spatial variability in nutrients and control of planktonic archaeal abundance by primary productivity, particle loading in surface waters and/or overprint by a cold-biased terrestrial TEX86 signal. As such the offshore TEX86 values seem to reflect a true summer signal to the effect that offshore and TEX86 reconstruct winter and summer temperature, respectively, and hence provide information on the annual temperature amplitude. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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14. Sphyraena intermedia sp. nov. (Pisces: Sphyraenidae): a potential new species of barracuda identified from the central Mediterranean Sea.
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Pastore, Michele A.
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A potential new species of Barracuda Sphyraena intermedia sp. nov. (Perciformes: Actinopterygii) is reported from the Gulf of Taranto in the central Mediterranean Sea. This classification was based upon a thorough anatomical comparison with well documented species from the region (Sphyraena sphyraena and Sphyraena viridensis). Principally, Sphyraena intermedia sp. nov. differed from the other species within the genus in terms of body shape, otoliths, dentition and pyloric caeca. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2009
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15. Morphobathymetric analysis and evidence of submarine mass movements in the western Gulf of Taranto (Calabria margin, Ionian Sea).
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Rebesco, M., Neagu, R., Cuppari, A., Muto, F., Accettella, D., Dominici, R., Cova, A., Romano, C., and Caburlotto, A.
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The western part of the Gulf of Taranto, southern Italy, is a seismically active area with high sediment supply. New swath bathymetry and sub-bottom profiler (CHIRP) data were acquired on board R/V OGS-Explora during the WGDT cruise. The data were analyzed to describe the seafloor morphology and the acoustic facies of relevant morphologic features. Special attention was given to the features produced by mass wasting and soft-sediment deformations. The features identified include: slides and slide scars, debris flow deposits, enigmatic dip-slope trending sub-parallel linear depressions, and along-slope undulations inferred to have been produced either by creeping or sediment deposition by hyperpycnal flows. The description of these features contributes to the characterization of the Calabria foreland basin system and provides an analogue for other basins similarly affected by a close relation between sediment supply and active tectonics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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16. Meiobenthic biodiversity in areas of the Gulf of Taranto (Italy) exposed to high environmental impact.
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Sandulli, Roberto, Carriglio, Danilo, Deastis, Sofia, Marzano, Alessandra, D'addabbo, Maria Gallo, Gerardi, Domenico, and Grimaldi, Susanna De Zio
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MEIOFAUNA , *BIODIVERSITY , *CAULERPA , *POLLUTION , *ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis , *ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring - Abstract
Biological and chemical parameters (meiofauna density and diversity, redox profiles) were investigated in relation to the environmental conditions of sediments in the Gulf of Taranto. Sediment cores were collected from 42 stations from 5 to 20 m depth, in 1995, 2000 and 2001. Meiofauna abundance and diversity were significantly lower in the Mar Piccolo, the area most heavily polluted by organic loads; in Mar Grande and Chiatona areas the same parameters showed slightly higher values. Eh profiles revealed anoxic conditions in coastal sediments impacted by industrial and sewage discharges. Meiofauna density ranged from 186 to 1370 individuals × 10 cm-2 . Generally, over 80% of total meiofauna was composed of nematodes; the contribution of other taxa is much less important. The widespread presence of the lessepsian Chlorophyte Caulerpa racemosa since 1996, seemed to enhance the abundance of meiofauna, and increased microhabitat complexity, but reduced diversity of some taxa, such as the meiobenthic crustaceans. Comparing 2001–2002 data with 1995 (before C. racemosa invasion), the recent decrease of some groups (ostracods, amphipods, isopods, tanaids and cumaceans) was markedly evident. In conclusion, our findings confirm the chronically degraded environmental conditions in the Gulf of Taranto, and draw attention to the further contribution of C. racemosa invasion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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17. Addressing Cetacean–Fishery Interactions to Inform a Deep-Sea Ecosystem-Based Management in the Gulf of Taranto (Northern Ionian Sea, Central Mediterranean Sea).
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Ricci, Pasquale, Manea, Elisabetta, Cipriano, Giulia, Cascione, Daniela, D'Onghia, Gianfranco, Ingrosso, Maurizio, Fanizza, Carmelo, Maiorano, Porzia, Tursi, Angelo, and Carlucci, Roberto
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FISHERY management ,MARINE resource management ,FISHERIES ,FISHERY resources ,FISH mortality ,TOOTHED whales ,CETACEA ,FORAGE fishes - Abstract
Understanding of cetaceans' trophic role and the quantification of their impacts on the food web is a critical task, especially when data on their prey are linked to deep-sea ecosystems, which are often exposed to excessive exploitation of fishery resources due to poor management. This aspect represents one of the major issues in marine resource management, and trade-offs are needed to simultaneously support the conservation of cetaceans and their irreplaceable ecological role, together with sustainable fishing yield. In that regard, food web models can represent useful tools to support decision-making processes according to an ecosystem-based management (EBM) approach. This study provides a focus on the feeding activity occurrence and the trophic interactions between odontocetes and the fishery in the marine food web of the Gulf of Taranto (Northern Ionian Sea, Central Mediterranean Sea), by zooming in on cetaceans' prey of commercial interest. In particular, the quantification of trophic impacts is estimated using a food web mass-balance model that integrates information on the bathymetric displacement of both cetaceans' prey and fishing activity. The results are discussed from a management perspective to guide future research and knowledge enhancement activities as well as support the implementation of an EBM approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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18. Trace Metals Do Not Accumulate Over Time in The Edible Mediterranean Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) from Urban Coastal Waters.
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Basso, Lorena, Papadia, Paride, Rizzo, Lucia, Migoni, Danilo, Fanizzi, Francesco P., Piraino, Stefano, and Christou, Epaminondas D.
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TRACE metals ,JELLYFISHES ,CNIDARIA ,TERRITORIAL waters ,FOOD consumption ,WESTERN countries ,WATER depth - Abstract
Jellyfish as food represent a millennial tradition in Asia. Recently, jellyfish have also been proposed as a valuable source of protein in Western countries. To identify health risks associated with the potential human consumption of jellyfish as food, trace element accumulation was assessed in the gonads and umbrella tissues of the Mediterranean Rhizostoma pulmo (Macri, 1778), sampled over a period of 16 months along the shallow coastal waters a short distance from the city of Taranto, an area affected by metallurgic and oil refinery sources of pollution. Higher tissue concentrations of trace elements were usually detected in gonads than in umbrella tissue. In particular, significant differences in the toxic metalloid As, and in the metals Mn, Mo, and Zn, were observed among different tissues. The concentrations of vanadium were slightly higher in umbrella tissues than in gonads. No positive correlation was observed between element concentration and jellyfish size, suggesting the lack of bioaccumulation processes. Moreover, toxic element concentrations in R. pulmo were found below the threshold levels for human consumption allowed by Australian, USA, and EU Food Regulations. These results corroborate the hypothesis that R. pulmo is a safe, potentially novel food source, even when jellyfish are harvested from coastal areas affected by anthropogenic impacts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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19. Seismic stratigraphy of upper Quaternary shallow-water contourite drifts in the Gulf of Taranto (Ionian Sea, southern Italy)
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Donatella Insinga, Fabrizio Pepe, F. Molisso, V. Di Donato, R. Dera, Luigi Ferranti, Carla Faraci, Marco Sacchi, Salvatore Passaro, Pepe, F., Di Donato, V., Insinga, D., Molisso, F., Faraci, C., Sacchi, M., Dera, R., Ferranti, L., and Passaro, S.
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Axial and lateral channel-patch drifts ,Channel-related drifts ,Gulf of Taranto ,Ionian Sea ,Last Glacial Maximum ,Shallow-water contourites ,Younger Dryas ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Settore GEO/02 - Geologia Stratigrafica E Sedimentologica ,Settore GEO/03 - Geologia Strutturale ,Younger Drya ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,Oceanography ,01 natural sciences ,Paleontology ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Shallow-water contourite ,Sea level ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Continental shelf ,Axial and lateral channel-patch drift ,Geology ,Contourite ,Seafloor spreading ,Thermohaline circulation ,Channel-related drift ,Quaternary - Abstract
The occurrence of articulated seafloor morphology over continental shelf-upper slope environments, may result in a significant change in the patterns and intensity of basin-scale thermohaline circulation during eustatic sea-level fluctuations. These changes may cause, in turn, erosion, deposition and/or transport of sediments at the seafloor, to form shallow-water contourite drifts. Here we investigate this process in the NW sector of the Gulf of Taranto (Ionian Sea) during and following the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), by integrating multibeam bathymetric data, ultra-high resolution seismic-reflection data and gravity core data. Sea level fall caused subaerial exposure of the summit of the Amendolara Bank, forming a short-lived island off the eastern coast of Calabria, and also creating a narrow passageway between the island and the northern Calabria mainland. Integrated seismic-stratigraphic data show that Upper Quaternary shallow-water contourite drifts and associated erosional features locally formed both around the flanks of the Amendolara Bank (AMBK), and the continental shelf and upper slope off the Amendolara village. Contourite drifts are bounded at the bottom and at the top by two major unconformities, indicating that the formation of the sediments drifts occurred between the onset of the LGM and the GS-1/Younger Dryas event. The stratal architecture suggests the occurrence of various types of contourite deposits, mostly represented by: a) Axial and lateral channel-patch drifts, and channel-related drifts along the incision to the NE of the AMBK; b) Sheeted drifts along the northeastern slope of the AMBK; c) Elongated drifts along the continental shelf and upper slope off the coast of Amendolara village. Erosional features also developed on the south-eastern flank of the AMBK, where the Levantine Intermediate Water flows from the central Ionian Sea towards the Gulf of Taranto, until the present-day. Both processes and timing responsible for erosion of the seafloor and the formation of sediment drifts in the Gulf of Taranto may be similar to that occurred in the Tyrrhenian margins during the Late Quaternary.
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- 2018
20. Produzione di serie storiche con il telerilevamento satellitare: uno strumento innovativo per la gestione sostenibile della molluschicoltura?
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Caroppo C., Portacci G., and Giordano L.
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mussels ,Gulf of Taranto ,sustainability ,management ,policy - Abstract
Global aquaculture production in increasing over the last years, but official statistics frequently under-report the real data due to the illegal farming and the unregulated market. Recent advances in remote sensing technology allow us to view aquaculture and fishery practices from space. Here, we used remote sensing to count mussel culture plans in the First Inlet of Mar Piccolo of Taranto from 1988 to 2015. The results evidenced the unreliability of officially reported statistics and provide the first example of mussel culture production
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- 2018
21. Investigation of the current circulation offshore Taranto by using field measurements and numerical model
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Diana De Padova, F. De Serio, Michele Mossa, and Elvira Armenio
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Field (physics) ,Meteorology ,Hydrodynamic simulations, Numerical model calibration, Velocity field measurement, Gulf of Taranto ,business.industry ,0208 environmental biotechnology ,Ocean current ,Gulf of Taranto ,Wind stress ,02 engineering and technology ,Geodesy ,01 natural sciences ,020801 environmental engineering ,Current (stream) ,Acoustic Doppler current profiler ,Numerical model calibration ,Calibration ,Medicine ,Velocity field measurement ,Submarine pipeline ,Hydrodynamic simulations ,business ,Seabed ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
The goal of the present work is to show how measured current data could be used to improve mathematical hydrodynamic modelling. Some current field measurements assessed offshore Taranto, a city placed in Southern Italy, were utilized in conjunction with numerical simulations to reproduce some circulation patterns. Field measurements were carried out on 29/12/2006 by means of a Vessel Mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (VM-ADCP). Measurements were acquired at nine stations offshore Taranto into the homonymous gulf. The Northern and Eastern components of the water velocity provided the horizontal field of motion at various depths. The comparison between field measurements of sea currents and the results of the MIKE 3 FM HD model (by DHY) was analyzed. In order to achieve a good agreement between the measured and numerical data, a model calibration was carried out. It was pointed out that the tuning of the seabed roughness and of the wind stress factor was necessary to achieve a good overlapping between the measurements and the computed data. The calibrated numerical model may also be used as starting point for further simulations and for future ecological model in such a sensitive area.
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- 2017
22. Encounters with pelagic and continental slope cetacean species near the northern shore of the Gulf of Taranto, Italy.
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Dimatteo, S., Siniscalchi, M., Esposito, L., Prunella, V., Bondanese, P., Bearzi, G., and Quaranta, A.
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CETACEA , *CONTINENTAL slopes , *ANIMAL species , *SPECIES distribution , *HUMAN behavior , *MARINE ecology - Abstract
Little is known about the distribution and species composition of cetaceans in the Gulf of Taranto, central Mediterranean Sea. Available information is limited to stranding reports and to scant preliminary observations at sea. Cetacean sightings were recorded between April 2007 and October 2009 during 23 daily boat surveys, totalling 1728 km of navigation. Three cetacean species were encountered: striped dolphins (n = 41), Risso's dolphins (n = 5) and fin whales (n = 3). An additional sighting of a sperm whale group is reported. Encounter rates of striped dolphins were the highest, suggesting a regular occurrence in the study area. Risso's dolphins seemed to be predictably present in continental slope waters off the coast of Basilicata. Fin whales and striped dolphins, normally inhabiting deep pelagic waters offshore, were found in continental slope waters relatively close to the coast, possibly due to the particular bathymetry of the Gulf of Taranto and to oceanographic conditions that enhance local productivity. High human impact and worsening environmental conditions in the northern Gulf of Taranto raise concerns over the future of cetaceans living in these waters. This study expands previous knowledge and aims to stimulate research on whales and dolphins in what seems to be an important portion of their Mediterranean range. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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23. The TEA C6 record: a reference archive from the Gulf of Taranto (Ionian Sea) for the last 15 ka
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Cardines C.1, Di Donato V.1, Insinga D.D.2, Iorio M.2, Molisso F.2, Rumolo P.2, Passaro S.2, Vallefuoco M.2, D. Calcaterra, S. Mazzoli, F.M. Petti, B. Carmina & A. Zuccari, Cardines, C., DI DONATO, Valentino, Insinga, D. D., Iorio, M., Molisso, F., Rumolo, P., Passaro, S., and Vallefuoco, M.
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micropaleontology ,Gulf of Taranto ,sedimentology ,tephrochronology ,petrophysics ,geochemistry - Abstract
An integrated stratigraphic analysis was carried out on the TEA C6 gravity core raised from the Amendolara basin in the Gulf of Taranto. The 4.5 m long succession was investigated by means of sedimentology and textural analysis, petrophysics, micropaleontology and geochemistry with a refined dating framework provided by oxygen isotope, tephrochronology and 14C AMS ages. Textural and micropaleontological data were analysed by means of Compositional data analysis. The results pointed to a deep marine record with no or little disturbance and they aimed to contribute to the reconstruction of the palaeoceanographical and paleoclimatic changes occurred in this sector of the Central Mediterranean during the last 15 ka BP. In particular, data obtained along the sapropelitic interval corresponding to the Sapropel S1 deposition (9.6-7.5 ka BP), offered a detailed insight on the conditions that characterised the study area during this phase. The deposit was sampled with a continuous step of 1 cm-slides of sediment and this allowed to have resolution even in the order of 50 years. During the early Holocene, before the onset of Sapropel deposition, foraminifera show evidence of several centuries characterised by persistence of winter mixing and likely summer eutrophication. The weakening of winter mixing is simultaneous with a change in bottom conditions, leading to the dominance of oxygen resistant species and then to the establishment of anoxic conditions. During this phase, truly onoxic conditions alternate with periods of partial recovery of benthic faunas, the longest of which correspond to the Sapropel S1 interruption. This moment is time fixed by the occurrence of a tephra layer interbedded within the marine deposit. The end of the Sapropel S1 phase coincides with the re-establishment of winter mixing, although eutrophication persists during a transition interval 400 years long. Dynamics and duration of Sapropel S1 in the Gulf of Taranto show similarities with those of the Adriatic Sea. Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) recontructions obtained from planktonic foraminifera by means of CoDaMAT indicate during the stadial GS1 (Younger Dryas) summer and winter SST about 12°C and 7°C lower than present, respectively, and Holocene SST fluctuations in the range of 2°C. According to the results, TEA C6 core might represent a reference archive for the Gulf of Taranto in terms of response of the sedimentary environment to palaeoceanographical and paleoclimatic changes from the late glacial to the late Holocene.
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- 2016
24. Stratigraphy of upper Quaternary shallow-water contourite drifts and paleoceanographic modeling of the Gulf of Taranto (Ionian Sea, Southern Italy)
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Pepe, F., Faraci, C., Molisso, F., Dera, R., Insinga, D., Sacchi, M., Passaro, S., DI DONATO, VALENTINO, FERRANTI, LUIGI, D. Calcaterra, S. Mazzoli, F.M. Petti, B. Carmina & A. Zuccari, Pepe, F., Faraci, C., Molisso, F., Dera, R., DI DONATO, Valentino, Ferranti, Luigi, Insinga, D., Sacchi, M., and Passaro, S.
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Coastal Modeling ,sea level change ,Shallow-water contourite drifts ,bottom currents ,Gulf of Taranto - Abstract
Shallow-water contourite drifts are sediments deposited in the water depth range where bottom currents may reflect not only basin-scale thermohaline circulation but also local processes that can be controlled by sea-level changes and morpho-bathymetry. We investigate these processes in the Gulf of Taranto (Ionian Sea) by integrating high-resolution reflection seismics, morpho-bathymetry data, and gravity core data with Coastal Modeling System Wave and CMS-M2D numerical models. Both geophysical-geological data and numerical modeling coherently indicate that Latest Quaternary shallow-water contourite drifts formed in the NW sector of the gulf in response to the eustatic fall of the sea-level that induced a severe impact on the bottom current system. The sea level drop caused subaerial exposure of the summit of the Amendolara Ridge that formed an island off the eastern coasts of Calabria and also created a narrow passageway between the island themselves and the northern Calabria coastline. Stratigraphic data indicate that the contourite drifts are bounded at the bottom and at the top by two major unconformities, and show that the sediments drifts formed between the onset of the last interglacial and the Early Holocene (~ 11.500 years BP). The analysis of the stratal architecture allows for the recognition of various contourite facies assemblages, depending on the local sea floor morphology, bottom currents and water depth. These are mostly represented by: a) Drift complex, along incision to the NE of the Amendolara Bank; b) Sheeted drifts, along the northeastern slope of the Amendolara Bank; c) Elongate drift along the northern Calabria continental shelf and upper slope. Numerical models predict that during the LGM the wave induced currents flow is driven roughly parallel to the northern Calabria paleo-coastline and counterclockwise around the north-eastern flank of the Amendolara Bank. The wave-induced hydrodynamics reaches the maximum velocity of ~ 0.1 m/s. According to Shields diagram, the minimum value of the flow velocity which allows the sediments to be mobilized is approximately 0.8 m/s for the considered grain sizes. Therefore, the additional contribution of the wave-induced hydrodynamics at the basin-scale thermohaline circulation of low Adriatic and Ionian created favorable conditions for the occurrence of the contourite drifts. Local erosional features coupled with a substantial lack of contourite deposits is also observed, until the present-day, on the south-eastern flank of the Amendolara Bank, where the LIW flows from the central Ionian Sea towards the Gulf of Taranto.
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- 2016
25. Images in the Pull of Text: From the Fifth to the Fourth Century
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Giuliani, Luca, author and O’Donnell, Joseph, translator
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- 2013
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26. Climate of the past 2500 years in the Gulf of Taranto, central Mediterranean Sea: A high-resolution climate reconstruction based on δ18O and δ13C of Globigerinoides ruber (white)
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Grauel, A.-L., Goudeau, M.-L.S., de Lange, G.J., Bernasconi, S.M., NWO-ALW Open: Multidisciplinary study Of Continental/ocean Climate dynamics using High-resolution records from the eastern MediterraneAn (MOCCHA), and Marine geochemistry
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Holocene climate ,Adriatic Sea ,Globigerinoides ruber ,Gulf of Taranto ,Mediterranean Sea ,stable isotopes - Abstract
We present a high-resolution isotope stratigraphy based on Globigerinoides ruber (white) over the past 2500 years in the Gulf of Taranto, central Mediterranean. G. ruber (white) reflects summer conditions in the Gulf of Taranto but is influenced by two major surface water masses: the Western Adriatic Current (WAC) and the Ionian Surface Water (ISW) and their variations on a decadal to multicentennial scale. Our analysis of the δ13C and δ18O of G. ruber (white) allows the distinction of several climatic periods: the ‘Roman Warm Period’ (RWP) (450–0 BC), with relatively wet and warm conditions and a higher influence of the WAC; the ‘Roman Classical Period’ (RCP) (AD 1–200) characterized by salinity increase resulting from circulation changes; the ‘Dark Ages Cold Period’ (DCP) (AD 500–750), where wetter conditions in the Gulf of Taranto region are coherent with an increase dominance of the WAC; the ‘Medieval Warm Period’ (MWP), with wet and warm conditions in the first, and a gradual drying in the second half; and finally, the transition from the MWP to the ‘Little Ice Age’ (LIA), which is characterized by continuing dry conditions.
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- 2013
27. Lipid biomarker proxies: Calibration and application at the southern Italian shelf (Central Mediterranean)
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Leider, Arne, Hinrichs, Kai-Uwe, Versteegh, Gerard J.M., and Mollenhauer, Gesine
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Adriatic Sea ,Gulf of Taranto ,proxies ,hydrological cycle ,stable carbon isotopes ,SSTs ,UK'37 ,TEX86 ,550 Earth sciences and geology ,Lipid biomarkers ,GDGTs ,ddc:550 ,deuterium isotopes ,n-alkanes ,alkenones - Abstract
Accurate and reliable proxy records with a sufficient temporal resolution are required for the interpretation of past climate variability beyond the period, where instrumental data become available. Hence, various proxies have been developed on the basis of lipid biomarkers and are applied commonly in paleoceanography for the reconstruction of sea surface temperatures (SSTs), salinity, vegetation changes or terrestrial organic matter (OM) input. Additionally, shelf systems, which are characterized by high sedimentation rates and contributions from marine and terrestrial OM are well-suited for generating high quality environmental records. However, these settings are highly dynamic and the quality of the proxy records depends even more on a careful calibration of the transfer functions used to translate the sedimentary lipid signals to the local environment. This thesis aims at such a calibration for the SW Adriatic Sea and Gulf of Taranto (S Italy) to provide a better understanding of lipid-derived proxies (UK'37, TEX86 and stable isotopes of plant waxes), reveals the complexity of influencing factors in shelf areas and thus improves the knowledge on lipid-based proxies in these systems for future high-resolution paleoenvironmental reconstructions.
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- 2012
28. Calibration of a sea current numerical model using measurements offshore Taranto (Italy)
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BEN MEFTAH, Mouldi, Mossa, Michele, Petrillo, Antonio Felice, and Pollio, A.
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Current meter ,Gulf of taranto ,Velocity measurements ,Numerical simulation ,Model calibration - Published
- 2008
29. Distribution and Occurence of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Sediments from the Mar Grande and Gulf of Taranto (Ionian Sea, Southern Italy)
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Alessandro Buccolieri, Santina Giandomenico, Luigi Lopez, Vito Luigi Lerario, Nicola Cardellicchio, and Filomena Pizzulli
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Geologic Sediments ,Geography ,Temperature ,Sediment ,POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS) ,Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,GULF OF TARANTO ,Molecular Weight ,Eastern mediterranean ,Mediterranean sea ,Environmental chemistry ,Mediterranean Sea ,Environmental science ,Statistical analysis ,Biomass ,Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ,Water Pollutants, Chemical ,SEDIMENTS ,General Environmental Science ,Environmental Monitoring - Abstract
Marine sediments from the Mar Grande and Gulf of Taranto were analysed for 17 parent PAHs, with molecular weight from 128 to 278 Daltons. The analyses were performed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Total PAHs content in sediments ranged from 464 to 12522 microg kg(-1) dry wt for Mar Grande and from 593 to 72275 microg kg(-1) dry wt for Gulf of Taranto. The analytical results were compared with the published results for other coastal areas in the Mediterranean Sea. PAHs levels in the Gulf of Taranto sediments were the highest in the Mediterranean sea, while PAHs concentrations in Mar Grande were higher than the ones reported in the Adriatic and Cretan Sea and with the same order of magnitude of the ones known for coastal areas of the Western and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. PAHs concentration ratios were consistent with the main source of these compounds, in most areas, being pyrolysis. Based on the comparison of both the individual and the total PAHs concentrations with proposed sediment quality guidelines, the acute biological effects on the marine organisms were probable, especially for the Gulf of Taranto, in which almost all PAHs concentrations in sediments were higher than the guidelines limit values. The statistical analysis effected by HCA and PCA methods was used in order to classify sediment samples and to identify accumulation areas.
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- 2006
30. Il ruolo dei cianobatteri nella fisionomia delle comunità fitoplanctoniche nel Golfo di Taranto (Mar Ionio settentrionale)
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CAROPPO C., TURICCHIA S., and MARGHERI M.C.
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phytoplankton ,Gulf of Taranto ,Ionian Sea ,cyanobacteria ,biodiversity - Abstract
I cianobatteri sono stati considerati per lungo tempo come una componente poco importante delle comunità fitoplanctoniche, ed in particolare di quelle mediterranee. Gli obiettivi che questa ricerca si è proposta di raggiungere sono stati quelli di determinare in ambiente costiero: a)l'abbondanza, biomassa e composizione specifica del fitoplancton e del picofitoplancton; b)le correlazioni tra queste componenti planctoniche e le variabili ambientali; c)l'abbondanza e tassonomia dei cianobatteri filamentosi coltivabili.
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- 2006
31. Ecologia del settore marino antistante il polo industriale di Taranto
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Piraino S., Fanelli G., Alabiso G., Brandini E., Buia M.C., Petrocelli A., Prato E., Saracino O.D., and Pastore M.
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Gulf of Taranto ,Ionian Sea ,Zoobenthos ,Fitobenthos - Abstract
Si riportano i risultati di una campagna di studio dei popolamenti bentonici presenti nella zona costiera antistante l'impianto industriale ILVA, condotta nell'estate 1995
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- 1997
32. Necropsy of an ocean sunfish stranded along the Taranto coast (Apulian, south Italy).
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Pastore, Michele A.
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OCEAN sunfish , *AUTOPSY , *MARINE biodiversity - Abstract
A young male of Mola mola, stranded along the coast of Taranto, Apulian, south Italy (17°14′9″E 40°25′33″N), was recovered on 11 November 2007, the first stranded specimen along the Ionian coasts. The specimen was subjected to necropsy. Some observations on the external dimensions, on the internal organs and their parasites are included. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2009
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