Despite its remarkable geomorphological, ecological, and touristic value, the coastal sector
of the Apulia region (Southern Italy) hosts three of the main contaminated Italian sites (Sites …

Rhodoliths, formed by free‐living coralline algae, are distributed worldwide, and the
rhodolith beds (RBs) that they form are recognized as structurally complex habitats. In the …

Asbestos cement materials (ACMs) are widespread in coastal environments as result of
illegal dum** activities. This study focuses on the Taranto area (Italy) in the Mar Grande …

The dynamics of the sandy coast between Castellaneta and Taranto (Southern Italy) has
been influenced by many natural and anthropogenic factors, resulting in significant changes …

The knowledge of geomorphodynamic aspects is crucial for understanding marine and
coastal processes/dynamics as well as for characterizing coastal environments heavily …

The coastal areas of the central Mediterranean Sea are sensitive to climate change and the
consequent relative sea level rise. Both phenomena may affect densely urbanized and …

A detailed multi-scale investigation of the geotechnical, chemical and mineralogical
properties was conducted on contaminated sediment samples collected within the Mar …

There have been plenty of palynological studies on Quaternary from the Mediterranean
region in the past decades. However, few focused on the iconographic documentation of …

This paper reports the results of the first geomechanical laboratory experiments carried out
on the polluted submarine clayey sediments of the Mar Piccolo in Taranto (South of Italy) …

Unfortunately, more and more contaminants, such as heavy metals and other organic micro-
pollutants, degrade the good ecological status of marine systems. The removal of …