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Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources
This Special Issue wants to outline the role of Geoheritage and Geotourism as potential touristic resources of a region. The term “Geoheritage” refers to a peculiar type of natural resources represented by sites of special geological significance, rarity
Nicoletta Santangelo, Ettore Valente
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Mauritanian geological resources: A lever for sustainable regional development via geotourism
Mauritania contains geodiversity that helps to understand its formation and geodynamic evolution by the study and assessment of selected geosites. The aim of this paper is to identify geosites with scientific value and their potential use in promoting ...
A. Hamoud +8 more
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Accessibility is an important property of geosites that is essential to their conservation and exploitation. Although many previous researchers took it into account, its full complexity is yet to be realized.
Anna V. Mikhailenko, Dmitry A. Ruban
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Static recrystallization of shocked calcite in Ries impact breccias
Abstract Calcite is prone to chemical and microstructural modifications, especially after having been strained at high stresses and strain rates, as during hypervelocity impact events. These modifications include precipitation from pore fluid as well as replacement of strained volumes by recrystallization. In calcite aggregates of a metagranite breccia
Claudia A. Trepmann +8 more
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Quantitative assessment for geosites of the Ijen Geopark in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Indonesia
Ijen Geopark, also known as “Sunrise of Java,” is situated on the eastern tip of Java. Twelve geosites of the geopark are located in Banyuwangi Regency, while the left are situated in Bondowoso Regency. This paper aims to inventory and conduct a geosites
Sam Permanadewi +4 more
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L'enquete statistique sur la relation entre valeur scientifique et la valeur globale des géosites du Plateau d'Oltina (Roumanie) [PDF]
Statistical investigation of the relationship between scientific value and the global value of the geosites in the Oltina Plateau. Geosites are essentially portions of the geosphere which have a particular importance (scientific, aesthetic, ecological ...
Carmen Camelia RĂDULESCU, Florina GRECU
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ABSTRACT Marine fossil records hold outstanding importance for ecological, evolutionary and biogeographical studies. Santa Maria Island in the Azores Archipelago (central Atlantic) features a remarkable marine fossil record spanning from the Pliocene to recent times.
Sérgio P. Ávila +16 more
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GIS As Tool For Geosite Awareness
In the last decade there has been a focus on the dissemination of international, national, and municipal data making them available for consultation or for download and future processing by the population in GIS programs. This data is made available through Geoportals, which are portals to Internet-based geospatial resources, allowing users to discover,
Oliveira, Sónia +3 more
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Mechanical impacts of climbing on cliff vegetation: Contrasting management concepts
Abstract Climbing a boulder for the first time often means entering a previously inaccessible ecosystem, many of which are inhabited by rare species. Little is known about the impacts of first ascents on cliff vegetation, especially with respect to different rock types.
Isabell A. Österle +4 more
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