- Eighth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas. Problems and Measurement Techniques”
- Edited by Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi
Impact of cliff erosion on marine sediment composition - indication of local coastline evolution (Vrgada Island, Croatia)
- Kristina Pikelj
- Nina Furčić
- © 2020 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1.46
Erosive coastal cliffs formed in soft-rocks sediments along the generally carbonaceous Eastern Adriatic are a rare feature. The one from the Vrgada Island gave rise to the idea that local seabed surface sediment may reflect the composition of the cliff sediment. First results of sedimentological analyses showed that sediment samples collected on both sides of the cliff contain material eroded mostly from the eastern side of the cliff. Subsequent longshore drift caused by dominant waves likely sort fallen material, transporting its finer fractions to the northern side and further into the sea.
- Keywords:
- Coastal cliff,
- Surface sediment,
- Coastal erosion,
- Vrgada Island,
University of Zagreb, Croatia - ORCID: 0000-0001-8789-8068
University of Zagreb, Croatia
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Chapter Information
Chapter Title
Impact of cliff erosion on marine sediment composition - indication of local coastline evolution (Vrgada Island, Croatia)
Authors
Kristina Pikelj, Nina Furčić
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1.46
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2020
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Book Title
Eighth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas. Problems and Measurement Techniques”
Book Subtitle
Livorno (Italy) June 2020
Editors
Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2020
Copyright Information
© 2020 Author(s)
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Metadata License
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1
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978-88-5518-147-1
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978-88-5518-148-8
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Proceedings e report
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2704-601X
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2704-5846