Coastal evolution on volcanic oceanic islands: A complex interplay between volcanism, erosion, sedimentation, sea-level change and biogenic production

RS Ramalho, R Quartau, AS Trenhaile, NC Mitchell… - Earth-Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
The growth and decay of oceanic hotspot volcanoes are intrinsically related to a competition
between volcanic construction and erosive destruction, and coastlines are at the forefront of …

A review of the MIS 5e highstand deposits from Santa Maria Island (Azores, NE Atlantic): palaeobiodiversity, palaeoecology and palaeobiogeography

SP Ávila, C Melo, L Silva, RS Ramalho… - Quaternary Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The privileged location of Santa Maria Island (Azores archipelago) in the middle of the North
Atlantic makes the fossiliferous outcrops on this island of utmost importance to gain a better …

Emergence and evolution of Santa Maria Island (Azores)—The conundrum of uplifted islands revisited

RS Ramalho, G Helffrich, J Madeira, M Cosca… - …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The growth and decay of ocean-island volcanoes are intrinsically linked to vertical
movements. While the causes for subsidence are better understood, uplift mechanisms …

GPS and tectonic evidence for a diffuse plate boundary at the Azores Triple Junction

FO Marques, JC Catalão, C DeMets, ACG Costa… - Earth and Planetary …, 2013 - Elsevier
We use GPS, bathymetric/structural, and seismic data to define the pattern of present
deformation along the northern half of the Azores plateau, where the Nubia–Eurasia plate …

The morphology of insular shelves as a key for understanding the geological evolution of volcanic islands: Insights from Terceira Island (Azores)

R Quartau, A Hipólito, C Romagnoli… - Geochemistry …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Shelves from volcanic ocean islands result from the competition between two main
processes, wave erosion that forms and enlarges them and volcanic progradation that …

Gravitational, erosional and depositional processes on volcanic ocean islands: Insights from the submarine morphology of Madeira Archipelago

R Quartau, RS Ramalho, J Madeira, R Santos… - Earth and Planetary …, 2018 - Elsevier
The submarine flanks of volcanic ocean islands are shaped by a variety of physical
processes. Whilst volcanic constructional processes are relatively well understood, the …

Bedforms on the submarine flanks of insular volcanoes: New insights gained from high resolution seafloor surveys

D Casalbore, MA Clare, EL Pope, R Quartau… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A comparative analysis of bedform fields along the submarine flanks of insular volcanoes,
characterized by different morpho‐structural settings, volcanic and meteo‐marine regimes …

Volcano-tectonic evolution of the Santa Maria Island (Azores): Implications for paleostress evolution at the western Eurasia–Nubia plate boundary

ALR Sibrant, A Hildenbrand, FO Marques… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2015 - Elsevier
The growth and decay of oceanic volcanoes developed close to plate boundaries are
intrinsically related to a competition between construction and destruction processes, partly …

The use of innovative techniques for management of high-risk coastal areas, mitigation of earthquake-triggered landslide risk and responsible coastal development

S Mavroulis, E Vassilakis, M Diakakis, A Konsolaki… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coastal areas constitute a very dynamic environment, balancing between numerous natural
and anthropogenic processes liable to sometimes hazardous geomorphic phenomena …

Palaeoecology, taphonomy, and preservation of a lower Pliocene shell bed (coquina) from a volcanic oceanic island (Santa Maria Island, Azores)

SP Ávila, RS Ramalho, JM Habermann… - Palaeogeography …, 2015 - Elsevier
Massive fossil shell accumulations require particular conditions to be formed and may
provide valuable insights into the sedimentary environments favouring such concentrations …