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Speleological and Speleogenetic Aspects of the Monti di Capo San Vito (Sicily)

Influence of Morphotectonic Evolution

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Authors:
  1. Rosario Ruggieri

    1. Alumni Club, University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia

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  • Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia
  • Presents a wealth of cave maps and photos
  • Includes numerous photos of karst morphologies
  • Elaborates on the important discovery of a flank margin cave with speleothem hiatuses and fossil invertebrate associations
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Rosario Ruggieri
    Pages 1-3

  3. Research Area

    • Rosario Ruggieri
    Pages 5-10

  4. Hydrographic Aspects

    • Rosario Ruggieri
    Pages 11-22

  5. Geological Framework

    • Rosario Ruggieri
    Pages 23-33

  6. Hydrogeological Aspects

    • Rosario Ruggieri
    Pages 35-41

  7. Karst Geomorphological Features

    • Rosario Ruggieri
    Pages 43-208

  8. Structural Geological Analysis of the Karst Surface Area

    • Rosario Ruggieri
    Pages 209-227

  9. Results and Discussion

    • Rosario Ruggieri
    Pages 229-250

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 251-267
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About this book

This thesis includes a wealth of cave maps, as well as photos of the caves and karst morphologies. At the heart of the thesis is the important discovery of a flank margin cave with speleothem hiatuses and fossil invertebrate associations. The analysis of the structural and karst morphological elements surveyed in the main explored caves in Monti di Capo San Vito has made it possible to identify both the state of control of the processes of karstification in tectonic phases during the Plio-Pleistocene upliftings and the kinematic character of some karstified structures, linked at two speleogenetic phases. Furthermore, the surveying of karst forms on the relict sea-cliffs and particularly the exceptional discovery and dating of marine and continental incrustations in the Rumena cave, has yielded essential advances in our knowledge of past climatic events and eustatic level changes in the Mediterranean, as well as their influence on the evolution of the coastal belt.

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“This work is very useful for students wishing to learn more about karstlands and speleology. Professional geologists, engineers, and hydrogeologists will find the book helpful in research on the speleoglogical and the speleogenitic aspects of karst caves. The scientific information makes the book a concise reference guide for any reader interested in karst. … This book can be very useful and may be a reference guide because the method used can be applied to other places in the world.” (Mélanie Vital, Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 78 (21), November, 2019)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Alumni Club, University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia

    Rosario Ruggieri

About the author

Degree in Geological Science, at the University of Catania, with thesis in Hydrogeology and Karst phenomena of the Hyblean Plateau (Sicily); Ph.D. in Karstology at the University of Nova Gorica. Since 1978 working as a geologist, for oil researches, in the Sicily Channel and in the Sahara desert, then for civil works in Turkey, for the construction of the Eufrate Karakaia Dam, and in Libya. Since 1989 working as geologist-chief of Water Department of Ragusa Genio Civile of Sicily Region. In 1974 he founded the Hyblean Center for Speleo-Hydrogeological Researches with which, since 1988, he has organized and lead international karst researches in several countries such as Asia, Middle-east, Africa, Indonesia, central and south America. He has published several scientific works and collaborate with national and international editors.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Speleological and Speleogenetic Aspects of the Monti di Capo San Vito (Sicily)

  • Book Subtitle: Influence of Morphotectonic Evolution

  • Authors: Rosario Ruggieri

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21720-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-21719-2Published: 08 October 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37061-3Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-21720-8Published: 28 September 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 267

  • Topics: Earth Sciences, general

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