scholarly journals Maerl-bed mapping and carbonate quantification on submerged terraces offshore the Cilento peninsula (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)

Geodiversitas ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Savini ◽  
Daniela Basso ◽  
Valentina Alice Bracchi ◽  
Cesare Corselli ◽  
Micla Pennetta
Keyword(s):  
Tyrrhenian Sea ◽  
Carbonate Quantification

scholarly journals Capitoline Dolphins: Residency Patterns and Abundance Estimate of Tursiops truncatus at the Tiber River Estuary (Mediterranean Sea)

Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 275
Author(s):  
Daniela Silvia Pace ◽  
Chiara Di Marco ◽  
Giancarlo Giacomini ◽  
Sara Ferri ◽  
Margherita Silvestri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Size ◽  
Tursiops Truncatus ◽  
Site Fidelity ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
River Estuary ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Tyrrhenian Sea ◽  
Abundance Estimate ◽  
Photo Identification ◽  
Tiber River

Periodic assessments of population status and trends to detect natural influences and human effects on coastal dolphin are often limited by lack of baseline information. Here, we investigated for the first time the site-fidelity patterns and estimated the population size of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) at the Tiber River estuary (central Mediterranean, Tyrrhenian Sea, Rome, Italy) between 2017 and 2020. We used photo-identification data and site-fidelity metrics to study the tendency of dolphins to remain in, or return to, the study area, and capture–recapture models to estimate the population abundance. In all, 347 unique individuals were identified. The hierarchical cluster analysis highlighted 3 clusters, labeled resident (individuals encountered at least five times, in three different months, over three distinct years; n = 42), part-time (individuals encountered at least on two occasions in a month, in at least two different years; n = 73), and transient (individuals encountered on more than one occasion, in more than 1 month, none of them in more than 1 year; n = 232), each characterized by site-fidelity metrics. Open POPAN modeling estimated a population size of 529 individuals (95% CI: 456–614), showing that the Capitoline (Roman) coastal area and nearby regions surrounding the Tiber River estuary represent an important, suitable habitat for bottlenose dolphins, despite their proximity to one of the major urban centers in the world (the city of Rome). Given the high number of individuals in the area and the presence of resident individuals with strong site fidelity, we suggest that conservation plans should not be focused only close to the Tiber River mouths but extended to cover a broader scale of area.

scholarly journals Shoreline evolution and modern beach sand composition along a coastal stretch of the Tyrrhenian Sea, southern Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Consuele Morrone ◽  
Fabio Ietto
Keyword(s):  
Southern Italy ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Transport Processes ◽  
Beach Sand ◽  
Sand Transport ◽  
Petrographic Analysis ◽  
Tyrrhenian Sea ◽  
Evolutionary Trend ◽  
Erosion Processes ◽  
Geomorphological Analysis

AbstractThis contribution focuses on a multidisciplinary research showing the geomorphological evolution and the beach sand composition of the Tyrrhenian shoreline between Capo Suvero promontory and Gizzeria Lido village (Calabria, southern Italy). The aim of the geomorphological analysis was to reconstruct the evolutionary shoreline stages and the present-day sedimentary dynamics along approximately 6 km of coastline. The results show a general trend of beach nourishment during the period 1870–2019. In this period, the maximum shoreline accretion value was estimated equal to + 900 m with an average rate of + 6.5 m/yr. Moreover, although the general evolutionary trend is characterized by a remarkable accretion, the geomorphological analysis highlighted continuous modifications of the beaches including erosion processes. The continuous beach modifications occurred mainly between 1953 and 1983 and were caused mainly by human activity in the coastal areas and inside the hydrographic basins. The beach sand composition allowed an assessment of the mainland petrological sedimentary province and its dispersal pattern of the present coastal dynamics. Petrographic analysis of beach sands identified a lithic metamorphi-clastic petrofacies, characterized by abundant fine-grained schists and phyllites sourced from the crystalline terrains of the Coastal Range front and carried by the Savuto River. The sand is also composed of a mineral assemblage comparable to that of the Amato River provenance. In terms of framework detrital constituents of QFL (quartz:feldspars:aphanitic lithic fragments) and of essential extraclasts, such as granitoid:sedimentary:metamorphic phaneritic rock fragments (Rg:Rs:Rm), sand maturity changes moderately from backshore to shoreface, suggesting that transport processes had a little effect on sand maturity. Moreover, the modal composition suggests that the Capo Suvero promontory does not obstruct longshore sand transport from the north. Indeed, sands displaced by currents driven by storm-wave activity bypass this rocky headland.

scholarly journals Regional Downscaling of Copernicus ERA5 Wave Data for Coastal Engineering Activities and Operational Coastal Services

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 859
Author(s):  
Giorgio Bellotti ◽  
Leopoldo Franco ◽  
Claudia Cecioni
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
National Level ◽  
Wave Model ◽  
Wave Climate ◽  
Tyrrhenian Sea ◽  
Computational Domain ◽  
Multiple Wave ◽  
Space Resolution ◽  
Wave Data ◽  
Fundamental Information

Hindcasted wind and wave data, available on a coarse resolution global grid (Copernicus ERA5 dataset), are downscaled by means of the numerical model SWAN (simulating waves in the nearshore) to produce time series of wave conditions at a high resolution along the Italian coasts in the central Tyrrhenian Sea. In order to achieve the proper spatial resolution along the coast, the finite element version of the model is used. Wave data time series at the ERA5 grid are used to specify boundary conditions for the wave model at the offshore sides of the computational domain. The wind field is fed to the model to account for local wave generation. The modeled sea states are compared against the multiple wave records available in the area, in order to calibrate and validate the model. The model results are in quite good agreement with direct measurements, both in terms of wave climate and wave extremes. The results show that using the present modeling chain, it is possible to build a reliable nearshore wave parameters database with high space resolution. Such a database, once prepared for coastal areas, possibly at the national level, can be of high value for many engineering activities related to coastal area management, and can be useful to provide fundamental information for the development of operational coastal services.

Distribution patterns and population structure of Illex coindetii (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) in the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea: Historical series of 14 years trawl survey

2011 ◽  
Vol 109 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 342-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Perdichizzi ◽  
Laura Pirrera ◽  
Daniela Giordano ◽  
Francesco Perdichizzi ◽  
Barbara Busalacchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Trawl Survey ◽  
Tyrrhenian Sea ◽  
Historical Series ◽  
Southern Tyrrhenian Sea

Screening for extracellular enzyme activities by bacteria isolated from samples collected in the Tyrrhenian Sea

2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Fenice ◽  
Anna Maria Gallo ◽  
Belen Juarez-Jimenez ◽  
Jesus Gonzalez-Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activities ◽  
Extracellular Enzyme ◽  
Tyrrhenian Sea ◽  
Extracellular Enzyme Activities

Bisphenol A content in fish caught in two different sites of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy)

Chemosphere ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Mita ◽  
M. Bianco ◽  
E. Viggiano ◽  
F. Zollo ◽  
U. Bencivenga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Tyrrhenian Sea
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