750 resultados para Geomorfologia Costeira
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La Piana di foce del Garigliano (al confine tra Lazio e Campania) è caratterizzata, fino ad epoche recenti, dalla presenza di aree palustri e umide. Lo studio in corso cerca di ricostruire l’evoluzione dell’ambiente costiero mettendolo in relazione alla presenza dell’uomo, alla gestione del territorio, alle vicende storiche e alle variazioni climatiche utilizzando molteplici metodologie tipiche della geoarcheologia. Si tratta di un approccio multidisciplinare che cerca di mettere insieme analisi tipiche dell’archeologia, della topografia antica, della geomorfologia, della geologia e della paleobotanica. Fino all’età del Ferro l’unica traccia di popolamento viene da Monte d’Argento, uno sperone roccioso isolato lungo la costa, posto al limite occidentale di un ambiente sottostante che sembra una palude chiusa e isolata da apporti sedimentari esterni. Con il passaggio all’età del ferro si verifica un mutamento ambientale con la fine della grande palude e la formazione di una piccola laguna parzialmente comunicante con il mare. L’arrivo dei romani alla fine del III secolo a.C. segna la scomparsa dei grandi centri degli Aurunci e la deduzione di tre colonie (Sessa Aurunca, Sinuessa, Minturno). Le attività di sistemazione territoriale non riguardarono però le aree umide costiere, che non vennero bonificate o utilizzate per scopi agricoli, ma mantennero la loro natura di piccoli laghi costieri. Quest’epoca è dunque caratterizzata da una diffusione capillare di insediamenti, basati su piccole fattorie o installazioni legate allo sfruttamento agricolo. Poche sono le aree archeologiche che hanno restituito materiali successivi al II-III secolo d.C. La città resta comunque abitata fino al VI-VII secolo, quando l’instabilità politica e l’impaludamento dovettero rendere la zona non troppo sicura favorendo uno spostamento verso le zone collinari. Un insediamento medievale è attestato solo a Monte d’Argento e una frequentazione saracena dell’inizio del IX secolo è riportata dalle fonti letterarie, ma non vi è ancora nessuna documentazione archeologica.
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La piattaforma continentale della Sardegna nord-orientale si sviluppa sul margine passivo del bacino tirrenico di retroarco. Tramite i dati forniti da strumenti geofisici, quali l’ecoscandaglio a fascio multiplo (Multibeam) e i profili sismici Chirp Sub-bottom, è stato possibile lo studio di piattaforma, a profondità compresa tra 10 m e 135 m, ed interpretare la genesi di morfologie riferibili a processi sedimentari o strutture al di sotto del fondale marino. La piattaforma è stata tripartita in interna, centrale ed esterna e suddivisa in due aree (Area 1 e Area 2), per garantire una descrizione più dettagliata. La parte interna della piattaforma è la più ricca di elementi geomorfologici quali sistemi barriera-laguna, corpi sedimentari interpretati come frecce litorali (spit) sommersi, che si presentano singole o come sequenze che tendono a migrare verso l’attuale linea di costa della Sardegna. La porzione di piattaforma centrale ed esterna, invece, presenta una quantità modesta di morfologie. Nell’Area 2, la più meridionale, è stata individuata un’antica valle fluviale collegata alla sua estremità con quello che era il corrispondente delta o paleo-delta. Tramite i profili sismici CHIRP è stato osservato il basamento affiorante sul fondale marino ricondotto con il basamento ercinico che affiora nella zona a terra della Sardegna nord-orientale. Nell’insieme, tutti gli elementi interpretati, sono stati ricondotti a una piattaforma relitta costituita da antichi sistemi costieri oramai sommersi, sviluppati durante l’ultima trasgressione. In particolare nella zona più interna si è osservata una correlazione tra lo sviluppo di estesi sistemi costieri e i periodi di rallentamento della risalita del livello marino durante l’Olocene.
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In questo studio vengono misurati e descritti nel dettaglio i canali sottomarini che si sviluppano sulle testate dei canyon presenti nella Baia di Milazzo (NE Sicilia) attraverso sezioni sismiche a riflessione e dati batimetrici di tipo Multibeam. In base alla creazione della carta geomorfologica della piattaforma continentale che copre l'intera area di studio (31 km2) ed alla correlazione dei profili sismici è stato possibile formulare ipotesi sulle dinamiche in atto nell'evoluzione geomorfologica delle testate dei canyon dell'area. L'evoluzione e la posizione attuale delle testate dei canyon sono condizionate dall'intensa attività tettonica della Sicilia nord-orientale caratterizzata da un forte uplift. Sono anche state descritte le relazioni tra l'assetto tettonico e le dinamiche fluviali poiché queste contribuiscono ai fenomeni osservati in ambiente sottomarino. Si è visto infine che le testate dei canyon sono in arretramento e che ciò produce un forte disequilibrio nel bilancio sedimentario delle spiagge dell'area causandone l'erosione.
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In 2011 the GSB/USB caving group of Bologna has discovered, in the southern fossil branches of Govjestica cave (Valle di Praça, Bosnia) a fossil deposit of vertebrates containing bones of Ursus spelaeus, Capra ibex, Cricetulus migratorius and Microtus. On the basis of the U/Th ages of the bones, teeth and carbonate flowstone covering the fossils (60 ka), datings carried out in the laboratories of U-Series at Bologna, and on the disposition of the bones, a past connection between Govjestica and the nearby Banja Stjena cave is hypothesised. The closure of this passage has occurred suddenly through a collapse that has forced the last cave bears awakened from their winter sleep to stay blocked in Govjestica, and die. The connecting passage has later been covered with calcite flowstones and is no longer visible. This hypothesis is sustained by the rather scarce number of skeletons of cave bears found in Govjestica (a dozen of skulls against the often large amounts of cave bears found in similar caves): Govjestica cave, and especially the Room of the Bones in its southern part, has been used by cave bears only for a couple of centuries before these parts became inaccessible. Furthermore, the entrance of Banja Stjena cave was probably located close to or at the level of the Praça river, that has excavated its thalweg for around 20 metres in the last 60 ka.
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The natural and anthropogenic changes that are occurring at the coastal zone around the world represent the greatest problem to society in this century. This problem becomes more evident due to high density of coastal cities, to growing tourist-estate speculation of those areas and to climate change that tend to trigger and accelerate the erosive processes that operating in the littoral. In this context, it‟s possible perceive ever more a significant increase of problems associated to the coastal erosion and retreat of cliffs in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, where this study area of this search is located. The area is located in the coastal zone of the city of Baía Formosa/RN, in south-eastern coast of Rio Grande do Norte, and has a extension of about 1200 meters along the Porto beach. The main objective of this study is to analyze the stability of these cliffs in this region. Through field investigations, testings and computational analysis using the Finite Element Method and Equilibrium Limit Methods. The area was divided into four sections, and were applied checklists, and also realized characterization tests and direct shear tests with materials obtained along these sections. In this manner, it was found that the segments of cliff in this coastal zone have heights around 4 meters to 14 meters and inclinations of approximately 40° to 90°.However the constituents soils of the cliffs were classified, in general terms in accordance to Unified Soil Classification System (USCS), as clayey sands or silty sands, clays of low plasticity, clayey gravels and poorly graduaded sands. The most variegated and clayey soils belong to base of the cliff. The stability analysis showed that the safety factors ranged in section 01, from 1.92 to 4.93, in the section 02, from 1.00 to 1.43, in the section 03, from 1.36 to 1.75 , and section 04, from 1.00 to 3.64. Thus, the sections 02 and 03 were considered more unstable. However, the section 03 can be considered as the most critical section due to the absence of coastal protection structures and the narrow strip of beach.
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In the shallow continental shelf in Northeastern Rio Grande do Norte - Brazil, important underwater geomorphological features can be found 6km from the coastline. They are coral reefs, locally known as “parrachos”. The present study aims to characterize and analyze the geomorphological feature as well as the ones of the benthic surface, and the distribution of biogenic sediments found in parrachos at Rio do Fogo and associated shallow platforms, by using remote sensing products and in situ data collections. This was made possible due to sedimentological, bathymetric and geomorphological maps elaborated from composite bands of images from the satellite sensors ETM+/Landsat-7, OLI/Landsat-8, MS/GeoEye and PAN/WordView-1, and analysis of bottom sediments samples. These maps were analyzed, integrally interpreted and validated in fieldwork, thus permitting the generation of a new geomorphological zoning of the shallow shelf in study and a geoenvironmental map of the Parrachos in Rio do Fogo. The images used were subject to Digital Image Processing techniques. All obtained data and information were stored in a Geographic Information System (GIS) and can become available to the scientific community. This shallow platform has a carbonate bottom composed mostly by algae. Collected and analyzed sediment samples can be classified as biogenic carbonatic sands, as they are composed 75% by calcareous algae, according to the found samples. The most abundant classes are green algae, red algae, nonbiogenic sediments (mineral grains), ancient algae and molluscs. At the parrachos the following was mapped: Barreta Channel, intertidal reefs, submerged reefs, the spur and grooves, the pools, the sandy bank, the bank of algae, sea grass, submerged roads and Rio do Fogo Channel. This work presents new information about geomorphology and evolution in the study area, and will be guiding future decision making in the handling and environmental management of the region
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Brazilian law provides a series of rules and policies which regulate space use and occupancy as well as guide environmental planning. Among those are the Permanent Preservation Areas (PPAs) which purpose is to ensure the preservation of elements that are essential to maintain the environmental function and landscape. Another important instrument identifier of spaces are geoenvironmental units, which are synthesis elements grouping areas of similar characteristics and can be used for the analysis of risk, fragility and potential use of spaces. The geoenvironmental units are defined by more complex processes (information integration), focusing not only on individual elements, but being determined from a systemic analysis. Is It possible to identify and delineate APPs from the identification and determination of geoenvironmental units? The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of geoenvironmental units in the process of identification and delineation of APPs a see how much of the study area, the area by the Coast line in Natal/RN, is still good for occupation. It was used the physiognomic method, in which the limits of the units are plotted on a synthetic document (aerial photographs), valuing aspects of relief in a range of detail by the analysis of systemic categories (element, structure, function and interaction), observed. The methodology used allowed the identification and delineation of eleven geoenvironmental units and, from these, it was possible to identify and delineate four out of the five PPAs occurring in the study area. Only a small space of 1.2 ha of the study area is not considered APP by law. Thus, the occupation of the unoccupied area by the Coast line is not feasible from a legal standpoint. The geoenvironmental units as well as the identified and delineated APPs in the area by the Coast line are spaces which preservation is guaranteed by law in various scopes and are necessary to maintain the environmental functions of the area. The planning for the use and occupation of the area should involve the recovery of degraded areas and the creation of elements that make possible the use as well as attract the community, as provided in the initial planning, by ensuring the public utility and social interest in the Project.
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In the coastal region of Ceará, between the municipalities of Acaraú and Itapipoca, thirteen sites were identified containing indicators of relative sea level, six of these being dated by optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and radiocarbon. Ages obtained supports that were formed prograding beaches in the study area. In the eastern portion, beaches in coastal plain deposits occur while a system lagoon/barrier paleomangrove occurs in the western portion of the study area. In both cases the coastal deposits prograde from east to west. Higher sea levels were identified between the current: (a) 3.110-2.830 cal. yr. BP; (b) 1.830 yr. BP (OSL) - 1.490 cal. yr. BP; (c) between 1.240-1.060 cal. yr. BP; (d) 845-715 yr. BP (OSL). Since then the sea level suffered by lowering the current level. Variations in sea level are interpreted as responses to changes in the pattern of marine circulation and do not exclude possible tectonic disturbances in the basin of the continental margin. The indicators of relative sea level west coast of Ceará present differently from other curves constructed in the coastal northeast, suggesting that local factors mentioned above contributed to sea level fluctuations.
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The longshore sediment transport (LST) is determinant for the occurrence of morphological changes in coastal environments. Understanding their movement mechanisms and transport is an essential source of information for the project design and coastal management plans. This study aims to characterize, initially, the active hydrodynamic circulation in the study area, comprised of four beach sectors from the south coast of Natal, assessing the average annual LST obtained through three proven equations (CERC, Kamphuis and Bayram et al.), defining the best formulation for the study area in question, and analyze the seasonal variability and the decadal transport evolution. The coastal area selected for this work constitutes one of the main tourist corridors in the city, but has suffered serious damage resulting from associated effects of hydrodynamic forcings and their disorderly occupation. As a tool was used the Coastal Modelling System of Brazil (SMC-Brazil), which presents integrated a series of numerical models and a database, properly calibrated and validated for use in developing projects along the Brazilian coastline. The LST rates were obtained for 15 beach profiles distributed throughout the study area. Their extensions take into account the depth of closure calculated by Harllermeier equation, and regarding the physical properties of the sediment, typical values of sandy beaches were adopted, except for the average diameter, which was calculated through an optimization algorithm based on equilibrium profile formulation proposed by Dean. Overall, the results showed an intensification of hydrodynamic forcings under extreme sea wave conditions, especially along the headlands exist in the region. Among the analyzed equations, Bayram et al. was the most suitable for this type of application, with a predominant transport in the south-north direction and the highest rates within the order of 700.000 m3 /year to 2.000.000 m3 /year. The seasonal analysis also indicated a longitudinal transport predominance in the south to north, with the highest rates associated with the fall and winter seasons. In these periods are observed erosive beach states, which indicate a direct relationship between the sediment dynamics and the occurrence of more energetic sea states. Regarding the decadal evolution of transportation, it was found a decrease in transport rate from the 50’s to the 70’s, followed by an increase until the 2000’s, coinciding with the beginning of urbanization process in some stretches of the studied coastline.
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The coastal area of the city of Natal due to its location and natural potentialities has been an area where we have experienced big changes in its environment, at the expense of several forms of use and human occupation. On the coast of Via Costeira beach the process of use and land occupation was structured at the end of 1970s and early 1980s, as a result of the government policy which has developmental essence, based on the settlement of plenty big enterprises by the Parque das Dunas/Via Costeira Project. This project was created to install in Natal, capital of the state, infrastructure equipment on this stretch of coastline consisted of dune fields and many parts of ecosystems which have high natural relevance and fragility that used to present a semi-isolation in the urban city, for the development of tourist activities, which is considered as a viable economic solution capable of setting right serious socioeconomic problems that had persisted there. According to what was said so far, this study aimed to analyze the forms of use and land occupation besides the change of the landscape along the Via Costeira coast in the city of Natal/RN. These changes often take place without considering the complexity and fragility of natural ecosystems involved. The geoenvironmental study was based on the geosystemic theory, thus It was possible to analyze the human interventions in the superficial aspects of landscapes holistically. The practical procedures were contemplated with literature searches, followed by field work where were fulfilled the recognition and general characterization of the area in order to investigate and analyze the main types of land occupation and its use that have taken place there since big buildings began to come out, being supported by the legislation whose laws are about protection and conservation of coastal natural resources. The research also includes the identification and evaluation of the main types of negative impacts caused due to different forms of use that induce environmental and social conflicts nearby this shore. Thus, It was carried out a spatial and multitemporal analysis from orthophotos, aerial photographs and others taken during the field work besides satellite images too. The information which is taken out from these instruments was used to draw maps related to land occupation, spatial impacts and other thematic maps. We worked on a hypothesis that the implementation of mega enterprises on Via Costeira and many different forms of intensified use by human actions, has not considered the natural aspects and restrictions of use in this area, these ones would be the main factors that brought on the suppression and degradation in this environment and consequently the transformation of the natural landscape.
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Il ritrovamento, all'interno del Complesso Partigiano-Modenesi, di un grosso collettore attivo ha aggiunto un nuovo interrogativo nella già complessa situazione idrogeologica dell'area carsica Farneto, Buca di Ronzana, Dolina dell'Inferno. Si è quindi fatto ricorso ad un'attenta ricerca bibliografica riguardo alle colorazioni precedenti e ad un'accurata ricerca sul campo, in cui sono state descritte ed analizzate tutte le grotte, inghiottitoi e risorgenti attive della zona. In seguito è stata eseguita una nuova colorazione, immettendo 200 g di fluoresceina nella Valle Cieca di Ronzana il 16/5/2016, con fluocaptori posizionati in tre punti all'interno del Complesso Partigiano-Modenesi, nelle due risorgenti accessibili (Grotta Nuova e Ca' Masetti) e nella Grotta del Farneto. Il 22/5/2016 è stato osservato il torrente attivo principale della Grotta dei Modenesi di colore verde fluorescente, mentre nessuna traccia di colore è stata vista nelle altre cavità e nelle risorgenti. A fronte dei lavori svolti e dei risultati ottenuti con la collaborazione del GSB – USB, si può dunque affermare che: a) il torrente attivo scoperto a dicembre 2015 nel Complesso Grotta del Partigiano – Grotta dei Modenesi riceve l'acqua dalla Valle Cieca di Ronzana e, secondo le colorazioni di L. Fantini del 1959 e R. Casali nel 1972, recapita alla ex-risorgente del Fontanaccio, infine sfocia nel torrente Zena, dopo aver percorso un livello basso della Grotta del Farneto, inaccessibile all'uomo; b) il Sistema Ronzana-Modenesi-Farneto risulta completamente separato dall'adiacente sistema parallelo Coralupi-Nuova e dalla Risorgente di Ca' Masetti; c) le ricerche, le descrizioni e i risultati ottenuti con questa tesi possono essere utilizzati come base per effettuare nuove ricerche negli altri sistemi idrologici dell'area, in modo da chiarirne ulteriormente la circolazione idrica ipogea.
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A presente dissertação insere-se no âmbito da gestão das zonas costeiras, que na atualidade enfrentam um grave problema de erosão. Este torna-se um problema social com especial importância devido à concentração populacional e atividade económica que se verifica nas regiões litorais. Neste contexto muitos têm sido os estudos físicos e económicos levados a cabo no sentido de encontrar soluções para lidar com este problema. O principal objetivo desta dissertação foi avaliar qual a importância que o timing em que é efetuado o investimento na proteção pode ter na defesa das zonas costeiras. Por outras palavras, perceber se existem ou não vantagens em adiar o investimento na proteção por um determinado período de tempo. Foi definida como área de estudo o trecho costeiro de 20 km compreendido entre a Praia da Barra (Aveiro) e a Praia de Mira (Coimbra). Através da utilização do modelo numérico Long-Term Configuration (LTC) foi simulada a evolução da linha de costa por um período de 80 anos, seguida de uma análise custo-benefício ambiental em que foi considerada a possibilidade de investimentos em estruturas de defesa (no caso desta dissertação esporões com 100m, 200m e 300m de comprimento) a serem efetuados após 0, 10, 20 ou 30 anos. Foram também contempladas restrições orçamentais, e ainda, efetuada uma análise de sensibilidade à taxa de desconto utilizada. Os resultados mostram que quanto mais cedo se iniciar proteção das zonas costeiras, mais benefícios económicos serão retirados desse investimento. Os cenários que se apresentaram como os mais vantajosos são aqueles em que o investimento é levado a cabo no Ano 0 e onde se opta por uma proteção integral ou quase integral da linha de costa. Ainda assim, em todos os timings de investimento analisados foi possível encontrar cenários economicamente viáveis e dos quais resultariam benefícios económicos. A análise com inclusão de restrições orçamentais mostra que a utilização destas deixa de fazer sentido à medida que o investimento é adiado, funcionando então o próprio retardar do investimento como uma medida de contenção orçamental. A análise de sensibilidade à taxa de desconto revelou que a opção por uma taxa de desconto de 4% acaba por não influenciar de maneira significativa os resultados obtidos.
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A lontra-neotropical (Lontra longicaudis) é um carnívoro semi-aquático, com adaptações morfológicas para viver nos mais diversos habitats aquáticos, como rios, lagos, mangues e estuários. Além disso, também é encontrada em ambientes marinhos, onde se alimenta, ou apenas transita. São carnívoros que se alimentam principalmente de peixes e crustáceos. O objetivo desde trabalho foi verificar a utilização de ambientes de influência do mar, por L. longicaudis, no litoral sul do RS. A área de estudo foi a Praia do Cassino, onde foram percorridos seis cursos d’água (sangradouros), por cerca de 1 km em cada, à procura de fezes de lontras, entre dezembro de 2009 e novembro de 2010. As fezes foram analisadas para determinar a distribuição espaço-temporal e a dieta das lontras. Foram encontradas 75 fezes de lontras, sendo a maior quantidade no inverno e outono, diminuindo na primavera e verão. As maiores quantidades de fezes foram encontradas nos sangradouros R7 e R9, por estes serem mais extensos e profundos. As menores quantidades de fezes nos sangradouros R4, R8 e R10 se deve ao fato de estes serem menores e menos profundos. Os peixes foram as principais presas das lontras, seguidos pelos crustáceos, anfíbios, moluscos, insetos, aves e mamíferos. Os peixes foram mais predados na maior parte das estações, exceto no outono, quando os crustáceos predominaram. No inverno, os anfíbios predominaram sobre os crustáceos, sendo o segundo grupo mais predado. Os peixes mais consumidos foram Perciformes e Siluriformes. Foi verificado que as lontras utilizam os sangradouros da Praia do Cassino, mesmo estes não possuindo vegetação e substrato mais favoráveis à espécie. A maior utilização dos ambientes durante o inverno provavelmente se deve ao fato de neste período os sangradouros estarem mais profundos. A dieta das lontras variou ao longo do ano, possivelmente conforme a disponibilidade das presas.
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Dissertação de Mestrado, Geologia do Ambiente e Sociedade, 15 de Junho de 2016, Universidade dos Açores.