Human-induced hydrogeological changes and sinkholes in the coastal gypsum karst of Lesina Marina area (Foggia Province, Italy)

Engineering Geology

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-19

  Fidelibus, M Dolores ^a   Gutiérrez, Francisco ^b   Spilotro, Giuseppe ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal aquifer; Evaporite karst; Hydrological changes; Sinkholes; Tidal oscillation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AQUIFERS; EVAPORITE KARST; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES; SINKHOLES; TIDAL OSCILLATION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; AQUIFERS; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; EROSION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; GYPSUM; LANDFORMS; MARINAS; SEAWATER; SUBSIDENCE;

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CANAL; COASTAL AQUIFER; EVAPORITE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GYPSUM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; ION EXCHANGE; KARST; KARSTIFICATION; SINKHOLE; SUBSIDENCE;

FOGGIA; ITALY; LESINA LAGOON; PUGLIA;

LESINA;

EID: 79551584305     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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