Papers by Giuseppe Aiello
Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the Mio-Pliocene succession of the Miscano River: insights on sedimentation after the Messinian salinity crisis in the southern Apennines
We present a study of a Mio-Pliocene marine to a continental clastic sedimentary succession of th... more We present a study of a Mio-Pliocene marine to a continental clastic sedimentary succession of the southern Apennines Foreland Basin System well exposed in the Miscano River in the Irpinia sector of the chain. These well-bedded wedge-top basin deposits host a significant angular unconformity between a post-evaporitic succession (uppermost Messinian-lowermost Pliocene), developed on top of the evaporite deposits related to the Messinian Salinity Crisis, and an overlying upper part of the Zanclean sediments. The unconformity witnesses a major tectonic shortening stage of the southern Apennines characterized by out-of-sequence thrusting that involved the Mio-Pliocene wedge-top basin deposits. Meio-microfaunal and nannofloral fossil assemblages were analyzed to define the depositional environments and biostratigraphy of the two successions. In addition, benthic foraminiferal and ostracod assemblages were studied in detail, and their autochthonous/allochthonous provenience was discussed ...
Late Quaternary evolution of the Metaponto coastal plain, southern Italy, inferred from geomorphological and borehole data
Quaternary International, 2022
Italian Brackish and Marine Ostracod Fauna
In the literature, there are many studies concerning ostracods in the Italian seas. Among the mos... more In the literature, there are many studies concerning ostracods in the Italian seas. Among the most relevant are the evergreen monograph of M\ufcller (1894) about the ostracods from the Gulf of Naples, the publications of BONADUCE et al., 1976 and BREMAN,1976 about the Adriatic Sea, PURI et al., 1964, again about the Gulf of Naples and BONADUCE et al., 1977 about the southern Tyrrhenian Sea. In addition, different authors centered their research in smaller areas of the Italian coasts (MONTENEGRO et al., 1998; SCIUTO & ROSSO, 2002; ARBULLA et al., 2004; SCIUTO, in progress;) proposed a synthesis of the most abundant and more easily identifiable ostracods from the Italian shelves, linking their occurrence to some environmental factors such as bathymetry and substrate. Ten different ostracod assemblages were observed in relation to the type of substrate, and nine bathymetric assemblages were detected. Evident changes of the autochthonous ostracod fauna were recorded at 50-60 m, 90-100 m and 125-150 m, corresponding to the infralittoral-circalittoral, inner-middle circalittoral and middle-outer circalittoral boundaries respectively. More recently, AIELLO & BARRA (2010) have published a checklist of the Italian marine ostracods, reporting 377 ostracod species from the screening of 84 papers. In this contribution, we present an updated database of the ostracod species pertaining to the infralittoral and circalittoral zones, together with those occurring in lagoon, intertidal, submarine cave and deep water settings. Furthermore, we intend to highlight the links between the ostracod assemblages..
Méditerranée, 2009
Revue géographique des pays méditerranéens / Journal of Mediterranean geography 112 | 2009 Géoarc... more Revue géographique des pays méditerranéens / Journal of Mediterranean geography 112 | 2009 Géoarchéologie de la péninsule italienne Cambiamenti ambientali indotti dalle variazioni climatiche oloceniche e dall'uomo nell'area dell'abitato antico di Pontecagnano Holocene climate forcing and human impacts in Pontecagnano (Salerno) Forçage climatique holocène et impacts d'origine anthropiques à Pontecagnano (Salerno)
The most recent data obtained at the Montalbano Jonico succession (MJS), in the interval includin... more The most recent data obtained at the Montalbano Jonico succession (MJS), in the interval including the Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 19, document the occurrence of numerous chronostratigraphic constraints and paleoenvironmental events contributing to the knowledge of a crucial time through the Lower-Middle Pleistocene transition, characterised by major modifications of the Earth’s climate system. Marine and terrestrial biologic data-sets (pollen, ostracods, benthic and planktonic foraminifera, coccolithophores, teleostean fishes, mollusks) are compared with the high resolution astronomically-tuned benthic oxygen isotope curve in order to provide accurate paleonvironmental reconstruction and acquire additional climatostratigraphic and biostratigraphic constraints within a chronostratigraphic framework which also includes the Ar/Ar ages of three volcaniclastic layers. Environmental and climatic events (e.g. Termination IX, substages 19.3, 19.2, and 19.1, maximum flooding and climate opti...
Late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental evolution of the central Adriatic coast in the Trigno mouth area (Molise Region)
Bollettino Della Societa Geologica Italiana, Aug 1, 2012
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Marine and marginal marine Ostracoda as proxies in geoarchaeology
Marine Micropaleontology, Jun 1, 2022
Communications earth & environment, Jun 14, 2023
The 79 CE eruption of Vesuvius is the first documented Plinian eruption, also famous for the arch... more The 79 CE eruption of Vesuvius is the first documented Plinian eruption, also famous for the archaeological ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Although much is known regarding the eruption dynamics and magma reservoir, little is known about the reservoir shape and growth, and related ground deformation. Numerical modelling by Finite Element Method was carried out, aimed at simulating the reservoir growth and ground deformation with respect to the reservoir shape (prolate, spherical, oblate) and magma overpressure. The modelling was tuned with volcanological, petrological and paleoenvironmental ground deformation constraints. Results indicate that the highest magma overpressure is achieved considering a prolate reservoir, making it as the most likely shape that led to eruption. Similar deformations but lower overpressures are obtained considering spherical and oblate reservoirs. These results demonstrate that ground deformation may not be indicative of eruption probability, style/size, and this has direct implications on surveillance at active explosive volcanoes.
Carta Geologica d’Italia – Foglio Napoli 446-447 della carta 1:50.000 IGM
ITA, 2018
Data in Brief, 2021
The present article provides chemical, paleontological and mineralogical data obtained during an ... more The present article provides chemical, paleontological and mineralogical data obtained during an archaeometric characterization of 40 samples (33 pottery sherds, 5 clay samples, 1 sand sample and 1 red earth pigment) collected in the Via dei Sepolcri ceramic workshop in Pompeii, Italy. The workshop was still active during the 79 CE eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and the archaeometric data obtained in our investigation reveal distinct differences between pottery and geological
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2018
The Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy) is an active volcanic system characterized by significant long‐... more The Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy) is an active volcanic system characterized by significant long‐ and short‐term ground deformation phenomena ranging the maxima values in the central sector of the caldera, where La Starza marine terrace is located. A detailed study of the La Starza provided crucial clues for understanding the resurgence of the central sector of the caldera following the 15‐ka Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption. The doming of the caldera floor, marked by two primary episodes of uplift, began soon after the collapse of about 110 m following the eruption. The first doming (15–9.2 ka) occurred as a response to loss of lithostatic loading producing magma influx, possibly regulated by thermal magmatic convection and chaotic movement inside the magma reservoir under the caldera. The calculated ~90 m of structural uplift is the persistent displacement correlated with magma volumes intruded accompanying the contemporaneous volcanic activity. The second episode of uplift (5.5–3....
ISMAR-CNR, 2020
Intervenire su un territorio con un ampio programma di sviluppo quale il Masterplan del Litorale ... more Intervenire su un territorio con un ampio programma di sviluppo quale il Masterplan del Litorale Domitio-Flegreo, incentrato in modo preponderante sul risanamento ambientale, valorizzazione delle peculiarità e risorse territoriali e sullo sviluppo economico e turistico ecocompatibile, non può prescindere da una base di approfondita conoscenza del territorio oggetto di intervento e, come nel caso del nostro ambito territoriale, da un approfondito check up del presente stato di salute degli ecosistemi locali. Per tale motivo il Circolo Legambiente di Giugliano "Arianova" si è prefisso di instaurare collaborazioni con istituzioni di ricerca scientifica quali l'Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II e l'Istituto di Scienze Marine CNR-ISMAR di Napoli, nonché con altre istituzioni scientifiche che vogliano aggregarsi al progetto lungo il percorso, così come con Enti territoriali preposti alla tutela ambientale, quale L'Ente Riserve Naturali Foce Volturno, Costa di Licola e Lago di Falciano, per avviare un'ampia operazione di studio dell'area S.I.C. costituita dal bacino lagunare del Lago Patria e dagli ecosistemi limitrofi. Il Circolo Legambiente, in collaborazione con altri circoli e associazioni del territorio, nonché con l'aiuto volontario della locale "cittadinanza attiva", intende farsi carico del compito di fornire, per quanto possibile, un supporto logistico e organizzativo alle operazioni di studio e ricerca sul territorio e di svolgere attività di rilevamento e mappatura di alcune delle criticità ambientali più evidenti, quali scarichi abusivi in lago e accumuli di rifiuti di varie tipologie, oltre che curare la divulgazione dei risultati delle ricerche ad uso della popolazione locale e al fine di accrescerne la sensibilità ambientale. Il progetto, resosi realizzabile solo grazie alla collaborazione offerta dalle istituzioni scientifiche coinvolte, che hanno aderito con entusiasmo, producendo già ad oggi importanti risultati analitici sintetizzati in questo primo rapporto, mira a costruire un quadro il più completo possibile dell'attuale "stato di salute" del bacino lagunare del Patria e degli importanti ecosistemi a suo contorno, identificandone le maggiori criticità e suggerendo soluzioni alle istituzioni locali e centrali e agli amministratori del territorio, avviando inoltre un monitoraggio permanente che potrà contribuire a identificare in tempo reale, e prevenire, ulteriori danni ambientali.
Fig. 18. U in Intra- and interspecific shell variability of the genus Urocythereis Ruggieri, 1950 (Ostracoda: Hemicytheridae) in the La Strea Bay (Ionian Sea, Italy)
Fig. 18. U. ilariae sp. nov. A. Holotype, LV, sample E4, ABMC 2014/038. B. Paratype, RV, sample E... more Fig. 18. U. ilariae sp. nov. A. Holotype, LV, sample E4, ABMC 2014/038. B. Paratype, RV, sample E4, ABMC 2014/044. C. Paratype, LV, sample E6, ABMC 2014/028. D. Paratype, RV, sample E4, ABMC 2014/036. E. Paratype, LV, sample H, ABMC 2014/069. F. Paratype, RV, sample E5, ABMC 2014/030. G. Paratype, LV, sample E5, ABMC 2014/032. H. Paratype, RV, (A-1 instar), sample D3, ABMC 2014/121. I. Paratype, RV, internal view, sample E4, ABMC 2014/033. J. Paratype, LV, internal view, sample E4, ABMC 2014/034.
Fig. 15 in Intra- and interspecific shell variability of the genus Urocythereis Ruggieri, 1950 (Ostracoda: Hemicytheridae) in the La Strea Bay (Ionian Sea, Italy)
Fig. 15. Scheme of the hidden reticulation evidenced in a celated specimen, LV, sample E6, ABCM 2... more Fig. 15. Scheme of the hidden reticulation evidenced in a celated specimen, LV, sample E6, ABCM 2014/053. Same specimen as Fig. 16G.
Fig. 10 in Intra- and interspecific shell variability of the genus Urocythereis Ruggieri, 1950 (Ostracoda: Hemicytheridae) in the La Strea Bay (Ionian Sea, Italy)
Fig. 10. Comparison of mean outlines of U. ilariae sp. nov. (green), U. margaritifera (G.W. Mülle... more Fig. 10. Comparison of mean outlines of U. ilariae sp. nov. (green), U. margaritifera (G.W. Müller, 1894) (light blue) and U. distinguenda (Neviani, 1928) (dark blue) obtained by the Morphomatica analysis. A. Results for "non-normalized area" mode. B. Results for "normalized area" mode.
Fig. 8 in Intra- and interspecific shell variability of the genus Urocythereis Ruggieri, 1950 (Ostracoda: Hemicytheridae) in the La Strea Bay (Ionian Sea, Italy)
Fig. 8. Comparison of valve outlines obtained by Morphomatica analysis. Results for "non-nor... more Fig. 8. Comparison of valve outlines obtained by Morphomatica analysis. Results for "non-normalized area" mode. A. U. ilariae sp. nov. B. U. margaritifera (G.W. Müller, 1894). C. U. distinguenda (Neviani, 1928).
Fig. 16. U in Intra- and interspecific shell variability of the genus Urocythereis Ruggieri, 1950 (Ostracoda: Hemicytheridae) in the La Strea Bay (Ionian Sea, Italy)
Fig. 16. U. margaritifera (G.W. Müller, 1894). A. LV, sample E4, ABCM 2014/037. B. RV, sample E4,... more Fig. 16. U. margaritifera (G.W. Müller, 1894). A. LV, sample E4, ABCM 2014/037. B. RV, sample E4, ABCM 2014/040. C. LV, sample A2, ABCM 2014/083. D. RV, sample E4, ABCM 2014/039. E. LV, sample D3, ABMC 2014/075. F. RV, sample E4, ABCM 2014/041. G. LV, sample E6, ABCM 2014/053. H. RV, sample H, ABCM 2014/065. I. LV (A-1 instar), sample E6, ABCM 2014/054. J. LV (A-2 instar), sample D3, ABCM 2014/114. K. RV (A-1 instar), sample A2, ABCM 2014/056.
Fig. 5 in Intra- and interspecific shell variability of the genus Urocythereis Ruggieri, 1950 (Ostracoda: Hemicytheridae) in the La Strea Bay (Ionian Sea, Italy)
Fig. 5. Dorsal median group in different morphs. — A–F. U. margaritifera (G.W. Müller, 1894). A. ... more Fig. 5. Dorsal median group in different morphs. — A–F. U. margaritifera (G.W. Müller, 1894). A. ABMC 2014/037. B. ABMC 2014/04. C. ABMC 2014/053. D. ABMC 2014/057. E. ABMC 2014/075. F. ABMC 2014/083. — G–H. U. ilariae sp. nov. G. ABMC 2014/047. H. ABMC 2014/069.
New generic assignment and new name for the ostracod Cytheropteron rarum GW Müller: 1984 from the Gulf of Naples (Italy)
Revista española de …, 2001
... 33, Nº. 2, 2001 , págs. 217-220; Resumen: La revisión de los topotipos de Cytheropteron rarum... more ... 33, Nº. 2, 2001 , págs. 217-220; Resumen: La revisión de los topotipos de Cytheropteron rarum GW Müller, 1894, procedentes del Golfo de Nápoles, ha dado como resultado una reevaluación de su atribución genérica y su asignación a Semicytherura Wagner, 1957. ...
Fig. 17. U in Intra- and interspecific shell variability of the genus Urocythereis Ruggieri, 1950 (Ostracoda: Hemicytheridae) in the La Strea Bay (Ionian Sea, Italy)
Fig. 17. U. margaritifera (G.W. Müller, 1894). A. LV, sample E6, ABCM 2014/045. B. LV, sample B3,... more Fig. 17. U. margaritifera (G.W. Müller, 1894). A. LV, sample E6, ABCM 2014/045. B. LV, sample B3, ABCM 2014/059. C. LV, sample E6, ABCM 2014/050. D. LV, sample B3, ABCM 2014/062. E. LV, sample A2, ABCM 2014/055. F. LV, sample H, ABCM 2014/070. G. LV, sample B2, ABCM 2014/058. H. RV, sample H, ABCM 2014/066. I. LV, sample H, ABMC 2014/071. J. RV, internal view, sample E6, ABMC 2014/052.
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