Organizing commitee: Salvatore Livreri Console, AMP Isola di Ustica, Franco Foresta Martin ...

102 Pages·2016·7.61 MB·English

by  Stefano Furlani

Organized by:
AMP Isola di Ustica
Associazione Italiana per lo Studio del Quaternario – AIQUA
Associazione Italiana Geografia Fisica e Geomorfologia - AIGEO
Dipartimento di Matematica e Geoscienze, Università di Trieste (Italy)
ENEA, Rome (Italy)
Dipartimento Scienze della Terra e del Mare, Università di Palermo (Italy)
Università di Catania (Italy)
Laboratorio Museo Scienze della Terra, Ustica (Italy)

Organizing commitee:
Salvatore Livreri Console, AMP Isola di Ustica, Franco Foresta Martin, Laboratorio Museo Scienze
della Terra, Ustica, Fabrizio Antonioli ENEA, Stefano Furlani UniTS, Eleonora De Sabata Medsharks

Editors:
Stefano Furlani, Fabrizio Antonioli
“GeoSUB – Underwater geology” – Ustica, 13-17 September 2016

University of Catania

IGCP 639

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Fabrizio Antonioli (ENEA-UTMEA, Roma, Italy), Renato Chemello (University of Palermo, Italy),
Francesco Chiocci (University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy), Eleonora De Sabata (Medshark), Luigi
Ferranti (University of Napoli, Italy), Stefano Furlani (University of Trieste, Italy), Franco Foresta
Martin (Laboratorio Museo di Scienze della Terra, Ustica, Italy), Giuseppe Mastronuzzi (University
of Bari, Italy), Carmelo Monaco (University of Catania, Italy), Paolo Orrù (University of Cagliari, Italy),
Giovanni Scicchitano (Studio Geologi Associati T.S.T. – University of Catania), Attilio Sulli (University
of Palermo, Italy), Sebastiano Tusa (Archaeological Superintencence of the Sea, Sicily, Italy)

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PROGRAM

13th SEPTEMBER 2016 – First day

16.00-20.00. Registration

14th SEPTEMBER 2016 – Second day

8.45-9.05. Opening of the Conference
9.05‐9.20. Presentation of GeoSUB 2016

SESSIONS
IMPORTANT: ORAL PRESENTATIONS: ALLOTTED TIME IS 20 MINUTES (17+3). When time
expires, presentations will be closed.

9.20‐11.00 – Planning and management of scientific data for MPAs
Conveners: S. Livreri Console (AMP Isola di Ustica); F. Foresta Martin (Laboratorio Scienze
della Terra, Ustica)

Di Trapani F.: FIRST RECORD OF THE ALIEN ALGAE CAULERPA CYLINDRACEA (SONDERS)
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN MARINE PROTECTED AREA OF USTICA ISLAND (TYRRHENIAN
SEA, ITALY).
Ongaro A.E., Manno G., Liguori V.: MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE USTICA
COASTS (SICILY-ITALY).
D'Agostaro R., Patti Genovese P., Franzitta G., Donati S., Chemello R.: MONITORING THE
PROTECTED SPECIES OF MPA OF EGADI ISLANDS TO ACHIEVE THE GOOD
ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS (GES). HOW TO REACH THIS GOAL?

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Taviani M., Angeletti L., Cardone F., Oliveri E., Danovaro R.: DEEP-SEA HABITATS AND
ASSOCIATED MEGAFAUNAL DIVERSITY IN THE DOHRN CANYON (GULF OF NAPLES,
MEDITERRANEAN SEA): FIRST INSIGHTS FROM A ROV SURVEY.
Borzì L., Costanzo L., Mòllica E., Di Stefano A.: GIS (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM)
SOFTWARE: NEW TOOLS TO ASSESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS OF CYCLOPEAN
ISLANDS AND MANAGE SCIENTIFIC DATA.

11:00-11:20 – Coffee break

11.20‐13.20 - Environment accountability and ecosystem services
Conveners: R. Chemello (University of Palermo); P. Franzese (University of Naples “La
Parthenope”)
Franzese P.P.: ACCOUNTING FOR NATURAL CAPITAL AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN
MARINE PROTECTED AREAS
Vassallo P., Paoli C., Buonocore E., Franzese P.P., Russo G., Povero P.: NATURAL CAPITAL
EVALUATION: A SYSTEM APPROACH FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS.
Paoli C., Vassallo P., Massa F., Dapueto G., Fanciulli G., Scarpellini P., Povero P.: UNDERWATER
IMAGERY AS A COMPLEMENTARY TOOL IN BENTHIC HABITATS DESCRIPTION.
Buonocore E., Franzese P.P., Russo G.F.: ACCOUNTING FOR THE BIOPHYSICAL AND
ECONOMIC VALUE OF NATURAL CAPITAL IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS: TWO CASE
STUDIES IN SOUTHERN ITALY
Picone F., D’Agostaro R., Buonocore E., Franzese P.P., Donati S., Chemello R.: NATURAL
CAPITAL ASSESSMENT AND CONSERVATION PLANNING: THE CASE OF THE EGADI
ISLANDS MARINE PROTECTED AREA
Toscano F., Alongi G., Borzì L., Costanzo L., Mòllica E., Di Stefano A.: ENVIRONMENTAL
ACCOUNTING IN THE MPA "CICLOPI ISLANDS", ACI CASTELLO, CATANIA: A REVIEW.

13:20-14:40 - Lunch break

14:40-17.00 - Paleogeographic reconstructions and coastal monitoring
using remote survey solutions (AUV/UAV)
Conveners: G. Scicchitano (Studio Geologi Associati T.S.T. – University of Catania); M. De
Marchis (University UniKore of Enna)

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Tusa S., Fresina A., Oliveri F., 2, Lena G., La Motta C.: MARINE DRONE TECHNOLOGY FOR
PHOENICIAN MOTYA.
La Marca E.C., D’Argenio A., Fazio C., Chemello R.: REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
(RPAS) APPLICATION FOR STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION OF MEDITERRANEAN VERMETID
REEFS.
Feo R., Pampalone V., Campo R, Scicchitano G., Di Bella G., De Marchis M.: AUV SURVEY
USEFUL TO MONITOR THE ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT OF A SUBMERGED PIPELINE LOCATED
IN THE GULF OF PALERMO (SICILY)
Anzidei M., Stramondo S., Bignami C., Brunori C.A., Civico R., Montuori A., Moro M., Pizzimenti L.,
Polcari M., Serpelloni E., Vecchio A.: RELATIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES ALONG THE COAST OF
ROME (ITALY) FROM INSAR AND GROUND BASED DATA: DRIVERS AND FLOODING
SCENARIOS FOR 2100
Casella E., Harris D., Parravicini V., Mann T., Collin A., Lorscheid T., Jayson-Quashigah P.N.,
Mensah-Senoo T., Appeaning-Addo K., Drechsel, J., Rovere A.: LOW ALTITUDE REMOTE
SURVEY OF COASTAL AREAS USING DRONES: SOME APPLICATIONS
D’Alessandro A., Bottari C., Capizzi P., Cavallaro D., Cocchi L., Costanza A., Coltelli M., D’Anna
G., D’Anna R., Fagiolini A., Fertitta G., Martorana R., Passafiume G., Speciale S., Vitale G.: ROVER
PROJECT: DEVELOPING TOOLS FOR SHALLOW WATER GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION.
Anzidei M., Tarascio S., De Guidi G., Monaco C., Barreca G., Scicchitano G., Vecchio A.: COASTAL
RETREAT AND MARINE FLOODING SCENARIO FOR 2100: A CASE STUDY BETWEEN
PLEMMIRIO AND OGNINA (SICILY).

17:00-17:20 – Coffee break

17.20-18.20 - Palaeo-sea-level markers since the Last Glacial Maximum
on the Mediterranean shelves: geomorphic, sedimentologic and
stratigraphic evidence
Convener: F.L. Chiocci (University “La Sapienza”, Rome); A. Sulli (University of Palermo); C.
Monaco (University of Catania)

Donnici S., Baradello L., Bergamasco A., Carol E., Da Lio C., Franchi F., Lorenzetti G., Manfè G.,
Mazzoli C., Montagna P., Taviani M., Teatini P., Tosi L., Zaggia L., Zecchin M.: AN INTEGRATED
APPROACH TO INVESTIGATE BIO-CONCRETIONNED ROCKY OUTCROPS (TEGNÙE) OF THE
MARINE PROTECTED AREA OFFSHORE CHIOGGIA, NORTHERN ADRIATIC SHELF
Distefano S., Baldassini N., Barreca G., Gamberi F., Di Stefano A.: OFF-SHORE SEISMIC
PROFILES (SPARKER SYSTEM) AND ON-SHORE STRATIGRAPHIC-STRUCTURAL
CORRELATION IN THE LAMPEDUSA AREA (CENTRAL SICILY CHANNEL, MEDITERREAN
SEA).

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Barreca G., Corradino M., Cultrera F., Meccariello M., Ferranti L., Monaco C., Pepe F.: HIGH-
RESOLUTION SEISMIC SURVEY IN THE WESTERN CALABRIA AND EASTERN SICILY
OFFSHORE: IMPLICATIONS WITH VERTICAL TECTONICS.

18.20-19.40 - Citizen science opportunities for marine science
Conveners: Eleonora de Sabata (MedSharks), Simona Clò (MedSharks)
de Sabata E., Balistreri P., Clò S.: OSSERVATORIO MEDITERRANEO, MEDITERRANEAN
OBSERVATORY: RESULTS FROM 20 YEARS OF A MARINE CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS IN
ITALY.
Mannino A.M., Broglio E., Tomas F., Donati S., Balistreri P.: CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS FOR
MONITORING ALIEN MACROPHYTES
Zampardi S., Licandro P., Piraino S., Boero F.: INDIGENOUS AND NON INDIGENOUS SPECIES
ALONG THE ITALIAN COASTS: JELLYFISH RECORDS FROM A “CITIZEN SCIENCE”
APPROACH.
D'Agostaro R., Donati S., Chemello R.: MONITORING STAKEHOLDERS PROFILE, USING
CITIZEN SCIENCES, COULD BE USEFUL TO THE MANAGEMENT OF A PROTECTED AREA?
THE EGADI ISLANDS CASE OF STUDY

15th SEPTEMBER 2016 – Third day

9.00‐11.40 - Maritime archaeology and sea level changes
Convener: S. Tusa (Soprintendenza del Mare); R. La Rocca (Soprintendenza del Mare)

Kolaiti E., Mourtzas, N.: HIGH RATES OF RELATIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGE IN THE RIO-ANTIRIO
STRAIT (GREECE) BASED ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL INDICATORS.
Mourtzas N., Kolaiti E., Anzidei M.: PALAEOGEOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROMAN
HARBOUR OF IERAPETRA ON THE SE COAST OF CRETE ISLAND (GREECE).
Foresta Martin F.: THE BLACK GLASS THAT CAME FROM THE SEA.
Mourtzas N., Kolaiti E., Anzidei M.: PALAEOGEOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION OF THE
HELLENISTIC-ROMAN HARBOUR OF LASAIA ON THE SOUTH COAST OF CENTRAL CRETE
(GREECE) IN RELATION WITH THE LATE HOLOCENE SEA LEVEL CHANGES.
Stefanile M.: UNDERWATER RESEARCHES IN THE ROMAN VILLAE MARITTIMAE ON THE
THYRRENIAN COAST OF ITALY.

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Capulli M., Fontana A., Vis G.J.: GROUNDWATER-FED STREAMS AS REMARKABLE
POTENTIAL RECORDS FOR RIVERINE ARCHAEOLOGY AND HOLOCENE SEA-LEVEL
CHANGES: THE STELLA RIVER IN FRIULI (NE ITALY).
Antonioli F., Merizzi J., Tusa S., Lo Presti V., Quarta G., Calcagnile L.: A NEW HYPOTHESIS OF
MEDITERRANEAN NAVIGATION BASED ON THE FOSSIL DEPOSIT INSIDE THE GROTTA DEL
TUONO (MARETTIMO ISLAND, ITALY).
Tusa S., La Rocca R., Spanu P.G., Anzidei M.: RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
IN LIPARI HARBOUR.

11:40-12:00 – Coffee break

12.00‐13.40 - Submarine and coastal morphodynamics: new legends and
thematic mapping.
Conveners: M.A. Baldassarre (University “La Sapienza”, Rome); S. Devoto (University of
Trieste); L. Mucerino (University of Genova); D. Piacentini (University of Urbino); G. Mastronuzzi
(University of Bari)

Fago P., Quarta G., Calcagnile L., De Martini P.M., Milella M., Pantosti D., Piscitelli A., Sansò P.,
Smedile A., Mastronuzzi G.: 14C DATING AND BOULDERS DEPOSITS ALONG THE ROCKY
COAST OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: A REVIEW.
Biolchi S., Furlani S., Boccali C., Devoto S., Ninfo A., Zavagno E.: STORM WAVE DEPOSITS IN
SOUTHERN ISTRIA (NORTHERN CROATIA).
Valenzano E., De Giosa F., D'Onghia M., Saccotelli G., Capolongo D., Lisco S., Moretti M.,
Mastronuzzi G.: MORPHOLOGY OF THE KARST SUBMARINE SPRING OF THE MAR GRANDE
(TARANTO) AND EVIDENCE OF RECENT EROSIONAL ACTIVITY.
Fago P., Bonarelli R., Coppini G., Lecci R., Milella M., Piscitelli A., Sansò P., Mastronuzzi G.: THE
WEBGIS ON THE SEA STORM OF THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN: A DATASET FOR COASTAL
DYNAMICS KNOWLEDGE.
Furlani S., Antonioli F., Biolchi S., Devoto S., Piacentini D., Troiani F., Menichetti M., Nesci O.:
GEOSWIM AT MONTE CONERO: RESULTS FROM SWIM SURVEYS.
Cappadonia C., Sulli A., Sorci G.: MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS OF THE ELEUTERIO RIVER
BASIN AND THE FACING COASTAL SYSTEM (NORTHERN SICILY). AN ATTEMPT OF
ASSESSMENT OF LONG- SHORE MORPHODYNAMIC EVOLUTION.

13:40-14:40 - Lunch break

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14.40‐16.00 - Challenges in diving and cave diving: exploration and
research.
Convener: L. Casati (Speleosub); S. Furlani (University of Trieste); S. Biolchi (University of
Trieste)

Bonaga G.: IL "COMPLESSO CARSICO DEL SUPRAMONTE ORIENTALE”.
Furlani S., Biolchi S., Antonioli F., Venturini E.: A DATABASE OF THE SEA CAVES IN THE
CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN.
Giaccone T., Giaccone G.: SEDIMENTARY AND PALEOECOLOGICAL RESEARCHES OF
CIRCALITTORAL SOFT-BOTTOMS OF USTICA ISLAND (PALERMO, SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN
SEA): EXPLORATION OF UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT OF RHODOLITH BEDS.
Antonioli F., Busetti A., Furlani S., Verrubbi V., Quarta G., Calcagnile L., Donati S.: FIRST
RADIOCARBON DATA FROM A PHREATIC SPELEOTHEM SAMPLED AT -0.3 M AT FAVIGNANA
(EGADI ISLANDS, ITALY).
Leonardi R.: UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT EXPLORATIONS: THE CASE STUDY OF THE
MARGIONE CAVE (RG).
Cavallaro D., Coltelli M.: DISCOVERING A VERY ACTIVE FAULT OFF POZZILLO COAST
OFFSETTING THE UNDERWATER EXTENSION OF THE MT. ILICE HISTORICAL LAVA FLOW
(ETNA VOLCANO, ITALY).

16.00‐19.20 - Relative sea-level changes in the coastal and underwater
area based on geomorphological, sedimentological and biological
markers.
Convener: F. Antonioli (ENEA-SSTP MET CLIM), L. Ferranti (University of Napoli), F. Pepe
(University of Palermo)

Mourtzas N., Kolaiti E., Anzidei M.: SEA LEVEL CHANGES IN THE FOREARC RIDGE OF THE
HELLENIC SUBDUCTION ZONE DURING THE LATE HOLOCENE: THE CRETE ISLAND
(GREECE).
Antonioli F., Palombo M.R., Lo Presti V., Mannino M., Orru P.: HOMO SAPIENS AND SOME
MAMMAL DISPERSION IN SICILY AND SARDINIA.
Hillare-Marcel C., Ghaleb B., Ruiz-Fernandez A.C., Joan Albert Sanchez-Cabeza J.A.:
DOCUMENTING SEDIMENTATION RATES AND EXTREME SEDIMENTOLOGICAL EVENTS
FROM 228TH-228RA-232TH DISEQUILIBRIA IN SHALLOW COASTAL SEDIMENTS.

17:00-17:20 – Coffee break

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Mastronuzzi G., Cucinelli M., Fiorentino G., Maggiulli G., Milella M., Piscitelli A., Primavera M.,
Simone O., Scarano T., Spada I.,Spisso N.: PALEOENVIRONMENTAL 3D RECONSTRUCTION
OF THE STATE NATURAL RESERVE AND MARINE PROTECTED AREA OF TORRE GUACETO
(BRINDISI, ITALY).
Ferranti L., Burrato P., Forlano S., Meccariello M., Pepe F.: MID-LATE QUATERNARY RSL
CHANGES AND VERTICAL TECTONIC MOTION BETWEEN MAZARA AND SELINUNTE (SW
SICILY): ONLAND TO OFFSHORE CORRELATION.
Mourtzas N., Kolaiti E.: LATE HOLOCENE RELATIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES IN THE BACKARC
AREA OF THE HELLENIC SUBDUCTION ZONE: THE NORTH CYCLADIC ARCHIPELAGO
(GREECE).
Antonioli F., Anzidei M., Ferranti L., Furlani S., Orru P., Deiana G.: PRECISE MEASURE OF MIS
5.5 TIDAL NOTCHES IN TECTONICALLY STABLE COAST IN CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA:
IMPLICATION FOR GIA.
Sanna L., Uda M., Pascucci V.: PAST SEA-LEVEL MARKERS ALONG THE COASTAL KARST
CLIFF OF NORTH SARDINIA (ITALY).
De Vita S., Foresta Martin F.: EXPLOSIVE SUBAQUEOUS ERUPTIONS IN THE INSHORE OF
THE USTICA ISLAND AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SEA-LEVEL VARIATIONS IN THE
PAST 500 KY.

16th SEPTEMBER 2016 – Fourth day

9.00‐9.40 - Relative sea-level changes in the coastal and underwater area
based on geomorphological, sedimentological and biological markers.

Sanna L.: FROM WATER TO LAND AND BACK: SUBMERGED LANDSCAPES IN THE MARINE
CAVE OF BERGEGGI (LIGURIA).
Antonioli F., Anzidei M., Trainito E., Lo Presti V., Scicchitano G. Spampinato C., Furlani S.:
ANOMALOUS MULTI-ORIGIN MARINE NOTCH SITES: THREE CASE STUDIES IN THE
CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN.
Anzidei M.: THE AUGUST 24, 2016, M=6.0 CENTRAL ITALY EARTHQUAKE: A FIRST
SYNTHESYS.
Antonioli F., Furlani S., Mastronuzzi G.: WE SAW THINGS THAT YOU PEOPLE COULD NOT
EVEN IMAGINE…

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Posters will be taken during the entire duration of the
conference

POSTERS
Piacentini D., Menichetti M., Nesci O., Troiani F., Cavitolo P., Roccheggiani M., Tirincanti E.,
Antonioli F., Biolchi S., Devoto S., Furlani S.: GEOMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE
ANCONA COASTAL CLIFFS (ADRIATIC SEA, ITALY).
Vacchi M., Biolchi S., Harris D., Rovere A., Scicchitano G. and the Medflood Team: MEDFLOOD-
MOPP, MODELLING PALEO-PROCESSES. TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE
PALEO COASTAL HAZARD AND THE ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES USED IN THE ANTIQUITIES TO
SETTLE ON THE COAST.
Gaglianone G., Brandano M.: SEDIMENTARY FACIES OF ATROPICAL SEAGRASS: INSIGHT
FROM THE MALE SOUTH ATOLL (REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES).
Gaglianone G.: NEARSHORE BEDFORMS OF TYRRHENIAN EMBAYED MICRO POCKET
BEACH (MARATEA, BASILICATA, SOUTHERN ITALY).

The field-trip around the island will start after the end of the
last communication

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