In: Gondwana Research, 2016, vol. 29, no. 1, p. 290–319
We report the discovery in Mesozoic continental “red beds” of Anoual Syncline, Morocco, of the new Guelb el Ahmar (GEA) fossiliferous sites in the Bathonian Anoual Formation. They produced one of the richest continental biotic assemblages from the Jurassic of Gondwana, including plants, invertebrates and vertebrates. Both the sedimentological facies and the biotic assemblage indicate a...
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In: VII European Workshop on Vertebrate Palaeontology, 2002, p. 27
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In: Bulletin de la Murithienne, 2007, no. 125, p. 89-98
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In: Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences. Série 2. Fascicule a, Sciences de la terre et des planètes = Earth and planetary sciences, 1999, vol. 329, p. 519
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In: Quaternary International, 2008, vol. 189, no. 1, p. 173-189
While stalagmites within caves are commonly used to obtain information about past climate change, little attention has so far been given to the cave, its morphology, and many other types of deposits contained in it. The discontinuous nature of cave sediments and the possibility that caves are re-shaped by more recent water circulations has discouraged many researchers, despite the fact that it is...
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In: Dendrochronologia, 2008, vol. 25, no. 3, p. 145-152
Global changes have distinct influence on fluvial processes in torrents causing erosion on slopes and riverbanks even in forested areas. Continuous as well as discontinuous erosion of riverbanks covered by trees frequently results in destabilisation and finally cause the trees affected to tip over. These uprooted trees may lead to a blockage of the river and, in the case of a collapse of the...
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In: Catena, 2008, vol. 72, no. 2, p. 248-258
Due to the effect of global change, the potential risk of natural hazards occurring in alpine areas is expected to increase to an even higher risk-level than has been recorded during the last century. These global changes potentially also have distinct influences on fluvial processes in torrents causing erosion on slopes and riverbanks in forested areas. Dating the time of root exposure along...
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In: Geomorphology, 2007, vol. 87, no. 4, p. 337-351
Debris flows are a major threat in many parts of the Alps, where they repeatedly cause severe damage to infrastructure and transportation corridors or even loss of life. Nonetheless, the spatial behavior of past debris-flow activity and the analysis of areas affected during particular events have been widely neglected in reconstructions so far. It was therefore the purpose of this study to...
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In: IAWA Journal, 2007, vol. 28, no. 1, p. 39-48
Due to the likelihood of global climate change, the frequency and magnitude of natural hazards such as mass movements may likewise change, thus favouring the refinement of methods to detect and quantify geomorphic events when precise records are not available. Geomorphic events typically have a significant effect on tree growth, e.g., reaction wood marked by changes in ring widths and wood...
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In: Acta Carsologica, 2007, vol. 36, no. 1, p. 53-68
Progress in the understanding of cave genesis processes, as well as the intensive research carried out in the Alps during the last decades, permit to summarize the latest knowledge about Alpine caves. The phreatic parts of cave systems develop close to the karst water table, which depends on the spring position, which in turn is generally related to the valley bottom. Thus, caves are directly...
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