Holocene Evolution of Minor Mountain Lacustrine Basins in the Northern Apennines, Italy: The Lake Moo Case Study
Sedimentary systems developed in small (<1 km<sup>2</sup>) mountain lacustrine basins represent high-resolution geological archives, able to record subtle climatic and tectonic signatures over historical times. The studied example from the Mt. Ragola ophiolitic massif in the Northern...
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| author | Stefano Segadelli Kei Ogata Marco Cocuccioni Stefano Gambini Luca Martelli Lionello F. Morandi Gabriele Oppo |
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| description | Sedimentary systems developed in small (<1 km<sup>2</sup>) mountain lacustrine basins represent high-resolution geological archives, able to record subtle climatic and tectonic signatures over historical times. The studied example from the Mt. Ragola ophiolitic massif in the Northern Apennines (Italy) allowed us to better understand the role of the different (neo)tectonic and climatic events on the development and distribution of large landslides and lakes/peat bogs during the last 10 kyrs. Implementing a multidisciplinary approach that includes detailed acquisition of bedrock, geomorphological, topographic, and geophysical data, we detected and mapped ridge splitting, trenches, closed depressions, double ridges, and counterscarps. These morphostructures are interpreted as relevant factors influencing the distribution of sediments in historical times by shifting the position of the local equilibrium point (i.e., erosion vs. deposition) and have been correlated to a combination of climatic (i.e., increased flood events) and tectonic (i.e., spatial–temporal clustering of seismic shocks) forcing, starting from the demise of the Little Ice Age in the mid-19th century to the present-day situation. This approach allowed us to better describe the current changes in the hydrologic cycle, reaching beyond the limits of historical instrumental data. Furthermore, allowing the recognition and dating of recent tectonic vs. gravitational deformations, it also constitutes an integrative method for assessing the local geological hazard. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45cb61bf23cc4744aac4d4ff81c4fbf02023-12-03T15:06:33ZengMDPI AGGeosciences2076-32632022-07-0112727210.3390/geosciences12070272Holocene Evolution of Minor Mountain Lacustrine Basins in the Northern Apennines, Italy: The Lake Moo Case StudyStefano Segadelli0Kei Ogata1Marco Cocuccioni2Stefano Gambini3Luca Martelli4Lionello F. Morandi5Gabriele Oppo6Geological, Soil and Seismic Survey, Emilia-Romagna Region, Viale della Fiera 8, 40127 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Earth Sciences, Environment and Resources, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, ItalyFreelance Researcher, Via dell’Ongaro 8, 21010 Cardano al Campo, ItalyGeologist Freelance, Cascina Tirogno 4/F, 27012 Certosa di Pavia, ItalyGeological, Soil and Seismic Survey, Emilia-Romagna Region, Viale della Fiera 8, 40127 Bologna, ItalyCompetence Center Archaeometry—Baden-Württemberg, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Wilhelm Str. 14 56, 72074 Tübingen, GermanyGeologist Freelance, Vicolo San Clemente 1, 43043 Borgo Val di Taro, ItalySedimentary systems developed in small (<1 km<sup>2</sup>) mountain lacustrine basins represent high-resolution geological archives, able to record subtle climatic and tectonic signatures over historical times. The studied example from the Mt. Ragola ophiolitic massif in the Northern Apennines (Italy) allowed us to better understand the role of the different (neo)tectonic and climatic events on the development and distribution of large landslides and lakes/peat bogs during the last 10 kyrs. Implementing a multidisciplinary approach that includes detailed acquisition of bedrock, geomorphological, topographic, and geophysical data, we detected and mapped ridge splitting, trenches, closed depressions, double ridges, and counterscarps. These morphostructures are interpreted as relevant factors influencing the distribution of sediments in historical times by shifting the position of the local equilibrium point (i.e., erosion vs. deposition) and have been correlated to a combination of climatic (i.e., increased flood events) and tectonic (i.e., spatial–temporal clustering of seismic shocks) forcing, starting from the demise of the Little Ice Age in the mid-19th century to the present-day situation. This approach allowed us to better describe the current changes in the hydrologic cycle, reaching beyond the limits of historical instrumental data. Furthermore, allowing the recognition and dating of recent tectonic vs. gravitational deformations, it also constitutes an integrative method for assessing the local geological hazard.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/12/7/272Northern Apennineshistorical archivesgeological eventshigh-resolution mappingtopographic lineament |
| spellingShingle | Stefano Segadelli Kei Ogata Marco Cocuccioni Stefano Gambini Luca Martelli Lionello F. Morandi Gabriele Oppo Holocene Evolution of Minor Mountain Lacustrine Basins in the Northern Apennines, Italy: The Lake Moo Case Study Geosciences Northern Apennines historical archives geological events high-resolution mapping topographic lineament |
| title | Holocene Evolution of Minor Mountain Lacustrine Basins in the Northern Apennines, Italy: The Lake Moo Case Study |
| title_full | Holocene Evolution of Minor Mountain Lacustrine Basins in the Northern Apennines, Italy: The Lake Moo Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Holocene Evolution of Minor Mountain Lacustrine Basins in the Northern Apennines, Italy: The Lake Moo Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Holocene Evolution of Minor Mountain Lacustrine Basins in the Northern Apennines, Italy: The Lake Moo Case Study |
| title_short | Holocene Evolution of Minor Mountain Lacustrine Basins in the Northern Apennines, Italy: The Lake Moo Case Study |
| title_sort | holocene evolution of minor mountain lacustrine basins in the northern apennines italy the lake moo case study |
| topic | Northern Apennines historical archives geological events high-resolution mapping topographic lineament |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/12/7/272 |
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