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Holocene evolution of the Burano paleo-lagoon (Southern Tuscany, Italy)
D’Orefice, M.; Bellotti, P.; Bertini, A.; Calderoni, G.; Censi Neri, P.; Di Bella, L.; Fiorenza, D.; Foresi, L.M.; Louvari, M.A.; Rainone, L.; Vittori, C.; Goiran, J.-P.; Schmitt, L.; Carbonel, P.; Preusser, F.; Oberlin, C.; Sangiorgi, F.; Davoli, L. (2020). Holocene evolution of the Burano paleo-lagoon (Southern Tuscany, Italy). Water 12(4): 1007. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w12041007
In: Water. MDPI: Basel. ISSN 2073-4441; e-ISSN 2073-4441, more
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Keyword
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Holocene; coastal lagoon; geochronology; sea level change; bio-indicators; Mediterranean Sea
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  • D’Orefice, M.
  • Bellotti, P.
  • Bertini, A.
  • Calderoni, G.
  • Censi Neri, P.
  • Di Bella, L.
  • Fiorenza, D.
  • Foresi, L.M.
  • Louvari, M.A.
  • Rainone, L.
  • Vittori, C.
  • Goiran, J.-P.
  • Schmitt, L.
  • Carbonel, P.
  • Preusser, F.
  • Oberlin, C.
  • Sangiorgi, F.
  • Davoli, L.
Abstract
    The study of Burano paleo-lagoon—Wetland of International Value, has allowed us to better define and extend the reconstruction of the Holocene paleoenvironmental evolution of the paleo-lagoons previously studied, located on the Tyrrhenian coast in central Italy. The investigated area is located in Southern Tuscany near the Burano Lake. The area was investigated by means of field surveys, historical maps, 16 coring, sedimentological, palynological and microfaunal analyses (foraminifera and ostracods), combined with robust geochronological control provided by 52 datings (14C and OSL). The study allowed us to reconstruct the environmental and morphological evolution of the Burano paleo-lagoon during the last 8000 years and to hypothesize a Rise Sea Level (RSL) curve. In this context, 5 main evolutionary phases have been recognized. (1) before 7.5 ka BP in the southern-eastern part, an open lagoon developed; (2) ~6 ka BP a barrier-lagoon system develops throughout the entire area and the lagoon progressively changed from open to closed one; (3) ~5 ka BP the width of the lagoon increases and a lacustrine facies appears along the entire axis of the coastal basin; (4) ~4 ka BP the lacustrine facies shows a discontinuous distribution respect to the previous phase; (5) during the last 4 ka the lacustrine facies disappear and the lagoon turns into a wetland area.
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