Morphotectonic features of the Tammaro River basin, Southern Apennines, Italy

Cartojan, Elena; Magliulo, Paolo; Massa, Bruno; Valente, Alessio

doi:10.1007/s12210-014-0349-2

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“…Finally, the AV physiographic unit includes a series of morphostructural depressions in which the main rivers flow (i.e., Calore, Sabato, Tammaro, and Ufita Rivers). These valleys are infilled with alluvial, volcanic, and slope deposits [58][59][60].…”

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“…At the top of the slopes, karstified and gently sloping remnants of ancient erosional landscapes are present [61]. In contrast, the slopes of the reliefs of the LAH physiographic unit are generally gently sloping and gently rolling, except where more cemented lithotypes crop out, and are affected by severe water erosion and mass movements [58,59]. Rill networks, gullies, and landslide scars are the most widespread soil erosion landforms, while badlands are very rare and occur only on the northeastern side of the upper Ufita River valley (see Figure 1 for location).…”

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Multidecadal Land-Use Changes and Implications on Soil Protection in the Calore River Basin Landscape (Southern Italy)

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In Southern Italy, studies dealing with the analysis of multidecadal land-use changes at the basin scale are scarce. This is an important gap, considering the deep interrelationships between land-use changes, soil erosion, and river dynamics, and hazards at the basin scale and the proneness of Southern Italy to desertification. This study provides a contribution in filling this gap by analyzing the land-use changes occurring in an inner area of Southern Italy, i.e., the Calore River basin, between 1960 and 2018. Working to this aim, we conducted a GIS-aided comparison and analysis of three land-use maps of the study area from 1960, 1990, and 2018, respectively. We analyzed land-use changes at the basin, physiographic unit, and land-use class scale. We also interpreted the results in terms of variations in soil protection against erosion. Most of the detected land-use changes occurred between 1960 and 1990 and mainly consisted of the afforestation of agricultural lands. The latter was mainly concentrated in the alluvial plains and, to a lesser extent, on mountainous reliefs. In contrast, between 1990 and 2018, the land-use remained unchanged in more than 90% of the studied landscape. Artificial surfaces increased by about six times over a period of ~60 years; notwithstanding, they currently occupy about 4% of the basin area. The detected changes led to an overall increase in soil protection against erosion at the basin scale.

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Multidecadal Land-Use Changes and Implications on Soil Protection in the Calore River Basin Landscape (Southern Italy)

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“…These structural features are legible from the morphologies observed in this area: straight slopes in the shape of triangular or trapezoidal facets, fault escarpments, alignment of sinkholes, river elbows and so on [51]. However, active tectonics still influence the morphodynamic processes, as confirmed by the effects of the strong historical earthquakes (for example, 1456, 1688, 1732, 1805, 1857 and 1980) [52] that hit this sector of the Apennine chain.…”

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Groundwater Resources in a Complex Karst Environment Involved by Wind Power Farm Construction

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The need to produce energy from clean energy sources has caused public administrations and private companies to look for suitable places. The windiness detected in the eastern area of the Matese karst massif (southern Italy) has favored the construction of wind farms to produce electricity from clean energy sources. During the installation of the first wind turbines, some alterations in the supply of drinking water, fed by the springs of this area, were attributed by the population to this installation. Therefore, in order to assess whether there has been an impact produced by the wind farms on the quality of groundwater, a detailed hydrogeological study was developed. Karst hydrogeological features of the area were mapped, focusing on endorheic areas, sinkholes and karst springs. Artificial tracer tests were then carried out to investigate groundwater flow circulation and connection between surface karst landforms and springs. Chemical and physical characteristics of the groundwater were monitored during the construction of the wind farms and, for the following months, by infield measurements and laboratory analysis of spring water samples. This study highlights that wind farms mainly develop along the boundary of endorheic areas, which are important recharge zones for groundwater resources, and are directly connected to the major karst springs through sinkholes and a dense network of karst conduits. The results of the monitoring did not reveal any anomalies in the quality of the water and, therefore, any alterations cannot be attributed to the wind farms. Our investigation appears useful for a better understanding of the possible actual and future effects of the wind farms on both groundwater circulation and spring water quality in this karst area.

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“…The alluvial valleys are shaped into Quaternary sediments and are mainly of morphostructural origin [38,40,41]. Thick successions of alluvial and slope deposits, often forming coalescent and/or telescopically arranged alluvial fans, connect the slopes to the alluvial plains.…”

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Assessing the Morphological Quality of the Calore River (Southern Italy)

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As highlighted by the EU Water Framework Directive from 2000, the hydromorphology of a stream, besides water quality and biological aspects, is one of the main elements to be evaluated to correctly assess its ecological state. Notwithstanding this, there are no such studies in peninsular Southern Italy. This study provides a contribution to filling this gap by assessing the morphological quality of one of the major rivers of this area, i.e., the Calore River, by using the IDRAIM method. The latter presents the advantage of taking into account the specific Italian context in terms of channel adjustments and human pressures, together with pre-existing geomorphological approaches developed in other countries. The method is based on data obtained by means of GIS analysis, remote sensing, and field survey. The analysis provided encouraging results, highlighting the good morphological quality of the Calore River. To maintain such quality, accurate monitoring of the human activities and/or careful planning of structures that could negatively affect the river’s morphological quality is unquestionably needed. The Calore River morphological quality seems to be controlled by artificiality rather than by the channel changes experienced since the 1950s. The results will be fundamental for already planned studies dealing with flood hazard and risk assessment.

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Morphotectonic features of the Tammaro River basin, Southern Apennines, Italy

Cited by 4 publications

References 21 publications

Multidecadal Land-Use Changes and Implications on Soil Protection in the Calore River Basin Landscape (Southern Italy)

Multidecadal Land-Use Changes and Implications on Soil Protection in the Calore River Basin Landscape (Southern Italy)

Groundwater Resources in a Complex Karst Environment Involved by Wind Power Farm Construction

Assessing the Morphological Quality of the Calore River (Southern Italy)

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