Geological Evolution of the Mediterranean Basin: Raimondo Selli Commemorative Volume

ISBN-13: 9781461385745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 589 str.

Daniel J. Stanley; Forese-Carlo Wezel

Opis

The Mediterranean Sea, nestled between Africa, southern Europe, and the Middle East, may be envisioned as a complex picture-puzzle comprising numerous intricate pieces, many of which are already in place. A general image, in terms of science, has emerged, although at this time large gaps are noted and some areas of the picture remain fuzzy and indistinct. In recent years this fascinating, mind-teasing puzzle image has become clearer with individual pieces more easily recognized and rapidly emplaced, largely by means of multidisciplinary and multinational team efforts. In this respect, the Special Program Panel on Marine Sciences of the NATO Scientific Af fairs Division considered the merits of initiating four conferences bearing on the Mediterranean ecosystem. It was suggested that the first, emphasizing geology, should dovetail with subsequent seminars on physical oceanogra phy, marine biology, and ecology and man's influence on the natural Medi terranean regime. At a conference held in Banyuls-sur-Mer, France, in August 1979, Profes sor Raimondo Selli was urged by some panel members to initiate an Ad vanced Research Institute (ARI) that would focus primarily on the geologi cally recent evolution of the Mediterranean Sea and serve as a logical base for future NATO conferences on the Mediterranean."

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I Physiographic and Geotectonic Framework.- 1 Mediterranean Seafloor Features: Overview and Assessment.- 2 Geological Information from Satellite Surveys of the Mediterranean Region.- 3 Seismicity of the Mediterranean Basin.- 4 Geophysical Contribution to Knowledge of the Mediterranean Crust.- 5 Some Boundary Conditions for the Evolution of the Mediterranean Region.- II Region-by-Region Synthesis.- 6 The Western Mediterranean Basin.- 7 Tectonic Evolution of the Tyrrhenian Sea.- 8 Structural Features and Basin Tectonics of the Tyrrhenian Sea.- 9 Recent Geological Evolution of the Adriatic Sea.- 10 Structure and Evolution of the Central Mediterranean (Pelagian and Ionian Seas).- 11 Geophysics and Geodynamic Implications for the Evolution of the Hellenides.- 12 Slice Tectonics in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin.- III Messinian to Recent Volcanism, Tectonics, and Sedimentation.- 13 Neogene and Quaternary Mediterranean Volcanism: The Tyrrhenian Example.- 14 Plio-Quaternary Sedimentation and Tectonics in the Ionian Area: Clues to the Recent Evolution of the Mediterranean.- 15 Aspects of the Late Cenozoic Evolution of the Aegean Region.- 16 Models of Upper Miocene Evaporite Genesis in the Mediterranean Region.- 17 Messinian Evaporites in the Mediterranean: A Model of Continuous Inflow and Outflow.- 18 Sedimentary Processes in Mediterranean Deltas and Shelves.- 19 Mud Redepositional Processes as a Major Influence on Mediterranean Margin-Basin Sedimentation.- IV Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography.- 20 Mediterranean Late Cenozoic Stable Isotope Record: Stratigraphic and Paleoclimatic Implications.- 21 Mediterranean Foraminiferal Changes as Related to Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology.- 22 Late Miocene to Recent Mediterranean Biostratigraphy and Paleoenvironments Based on Calcareous Nannoplankton.- 23 Late Neogene Radiolaria and Mediterranean Paleoenvironments.- 24 Pollen Paleoclimatology in the Mediterranean since Messinian Time.- 25 Continuity of Messinian Biota in the Mediterranean Basin.- 26 Land Mammal Distribution in the Mediterranean Neogene: A Consequence of Geokinematic and Climatic Events.- Appendix Nato-Ari Field Excursion—A Short Trip Across the Geology of Sicily.- Giuliano Ruggieri.