An analysis of the main features of relict dunes and scarcely anthropized zones located along the littoral of the Marche Region is reported. The coast is strongly affected by man-made transformations mostly implemented from the ‘60s of the previous century to face beach erosion triggered by a reduction of river solid load derived from man-made interventions in the hydrographic basins. Presently, no real beach-dune still exists, but, locally, some eroded remnants can be found. The typical vegetation of dunes is very fragmented, depleted and strongly altered. Standing their extremely relevant ecologic function, it is instrumental to carry out actions aiming at preserving these relic dunal areas.
University of Camerino, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-7701-5708
University of Camerino, Italy
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-3416-6597
University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-7875-6815
University of Camerino, Italy
Chapter Title
Coastal dunes along the Marche littoral (Adriatic side of central Italy)
Authors
Carlo Bisci, Gino Cantalamessa, Simona Casavecchia, Mario Tramontana, Federico Spagnoli
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.12
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Publication Year
2022
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Book Title
Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”
Book Subtitle
Livorno (Italy) 14th-16th June 2022
Editors
Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
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Publication Year
2022
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© 2022 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1
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979-12-215-0030-1
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0031-8
Series Title
Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
Series ISSN
2975-0423
Series E-ISSN
2975-0288