Geological Evolution of the Mediterranean Basin

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxviii

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2. Physiographic and Geotectonic Framework

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Mediterranean Seafloor Features: Overview and Assessment

      • Jean-René Vanney, Maurice Gennesseaux

      Pages 3-32

   3. Geological Information from Satellite Surveys of the Mediterranean Region

      • Richard M. Foose

      Pages 33-53

   4. Seismicity of the Mediterranean Basin

      • Agustín Udías

      Pages 55-63

   5. Geophysical Contribution to Knowledge of the Mediterranean Crust

      • Carlo Morelli

      Pages 65-82

   6. Some Boundary Conditions for the Evolution of the Mediterranean Region

      • Roy A. Livermore, Alan G. Smith

      Pages 83-98

3. Region-by-Region Synthesis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99

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   2. The Western Mediterranean Basin

      • Jean-Pierre Rehault, Gilbert Boillot, Alain Mauffret

      Pages 101-129

   3. Tectonic Evolution of the Tyrrhenian Sea

      • Raimondo Selli

      Pages 131-151

   4. Structural Features and Basin Tectonics of the Tyrrhenian Sea

      • Forese-Carlo Wezel

      Pages 153-194

   5. Recent Geological Evolution of the Adriatic Sea

      • Luciano Dondi, Antonio Rizzini, Pietro Rossi

      Pages 195-214

   6. Structure and Evolution of the Central Mediterranean (Pelagian and Ionian Seas)

      • Icilio Finetti

      Pages 215-230

   7. Geophysics and Geodynamic Implications for the Evolution of the Hellenides

      • Jannis Makris

      Pages 231-248

   8. Slice Tectonics in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin

      • David Neev, Leslie Greenfield, John K. Hall

      Pages 249-269

4. Messinian to Recent Volcanism, Tectonics, and Sedimentation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-271

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   2. Neogene and Quaternary Mediterranean Volcanism: The Tyrrhenian Example

      • Enzo Locardi

      Pages 273-291

   3. Plio-Quaternary Sedimentation and Tectonics in the Ionian Area: Clues to the Recent Evolution of the Mediterranean

      • Frank H. Fabricius, Karl Braune, Gabriele Funk, Werner Hieke, Joachim Schmolin

      Pages 293-305

   4. Aspects of the Late Cenozoic Evolution of the Aegean Region

      • Johan E. Meulenkamp

      Pages 307-321

   5. Models of Upper Miocene Evaporite Genesis in the Mediterranean Region

      • Peter Sonnenfeld

      Pages 323-346

The Mediterranean Sea, nestled between Africa, southern Europe, and the Middle East, may be envisioned as a complex picture-puzzle comprising numerous intricate pieces, many of which are already in place. A general image, in terms of science, has emerged, although at this time large gaps are noted and some areas of the picture remain fuzzy and indistinct. In recent years this fascinating, mind-teasing puzzle image has become clearer with individual pieces more easily recognized and rapidly emplaced, largely by means of multidisciplinary and multinational team efforts. In this respect, the Special Program Panel on Marine Sciences of the NATO Scientific Af­ fairs Division considered the merits of initiating four conferences bearing on the Mediterranean ecosystem. It was suggested that the first, emphasizing geology, should dovetail with subsequent seminars on physical oceanogra­ phy, marine biology, and ecology and man's influence on the natural Medi­ terranean regime. At a conference held in Banyuls-sur-Mer, France, in August 1979, Profes­ sor Raimondo Selli was urged by some panel members to initiate an Ad­ vanced Research Institute (ARI) that would focus primarily on the geologi­ cally recent evolution of the Mediterranean Sea and serve as a logical base for future NATO conferences on the Mediterranean.

• Evolution
• Ocean
• Oceanography
• geophysics
• marine
• plankton

• Division of Sedimentology, Smithsonian Institution, USA

  Daniel Jean Stanley

• Istituto di Geologia, Università degli Studi, Urbino, Italy

  Forese-Carlo Wezel

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