Characterization of overbanking features on the lower reach of the Gioia-Mesima canyon-channel system (southern Tyrrhenian Sea) through integration of morpho-stratigraphic data and physical modelling

Megafauna distribution along active submarine canyons of the central Mediterranean: Relationships with environmental variables

“…Differently, in the central Mediterranean only the Bari Canyon in the southern Adriatic Sea (e.g. Ridente et al, 2007;Trincardi et al, 2007;Canals et al 2009;Rubino et al, 2010;Carniel et al, 2012;Bo et al 2012;Angeletti et al 2014;D'Onghia et al, 2015aD'Onghia et al, , 2015bD'Onghia et al, , 2016 and the Gioia Canyon in the southern Tyrrhenian sea Marani, 2007, 2008;Pierdomenico et al, 2016Pierdomenico et al, , 2018Casalbore et al, 2014Casalbore et al, , 2018 have been studied in relation to their morpho-sedimentary and ecological characterization.…”

Sea floor bedforms and their influence on slope accommodation

“…Bottom-hugging sediment-laden flows are highly sensitive to changes in sea floor topography (Casalbore et al, 2018), as divergence or convergence of the streamlines produces sediment deposition or erosion/bypass, respectively (Kneller and McCaffrey, 1995). As in the case of supra-MTD topography (Kneller et al, 2016), pre-existing bedforms may create a complex sea floor topography that will undoubtedly have an effect on such flows, generating sediment deposition, erosion, or bypass, depending on the flow properties and direction with respect to the available stoss-side accommodation.…”

Mid-to-late Holocene upper slope contourite deposits off Capo Vaticano (Mediterranean Sea): High-resolution record of contourite cyclicity, bottom current variability and sandy facies

“…The main morphological feature of the shelf-slope sector is the Gioia-Mesima canyon-channel system (GMCS in Fig. 1), which dissects the seafloor, starting from the coastal sector and running down to − 1700 m (Colantoni et al, 1992;Bosman et al, 2017;Casalbore et al, 2018). During the Holocene, the area has been affected by tephra deposition events produced by wide explosive eruptions of the Aeolian Arc and from the peri-Tyrrhenian magmatic provinces (e.g., Campanian Province and Sicily Province).…”