Francesco Muto
Biographic Data
| ID | 2783481 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francesco Muto |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francesco |
| FAMILY NAME | Muto |
| SIGNATURE | MUTO F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calabria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3456-7174 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Quaternary geology in Calabria (Southern Italy)
Calabria (Southern Italy) extends over about 15,000 km2 in the complex tectonic framework of the Mediterranean region and provides a unique opportunity to study the interplay between tectonics and Quaternary evolution. By properly integrating literature and chronological constraints, a comprehensive analysis of the Calabrian Quaternary deposits resulted in the 1:250,000 scale map, here presented. Different depositional environments – including al…
Radon activity concentrations in the soils of the Gioia Tauro Basin (Calabria, southern Italy), with insights on geo-structural control
The main aim of this work is to map Radon activity concentrations in the soil of a tectonically-active Mediterranean sector (Gioia Tauro Basin, Calabria, southern Italy). A total of 276 measurements have been taken at a depth of ca. 60 cm from the soil surface, using a portable ionisation chamber, according to a pre-established protocol. Measurements have been performed at the centroids of a 2.5 km square grid, and along transverse sections acros…
Human occupation and abandonment of a fluvio-lacustrine environment
Seismotectonics and landslides of the NE border of the Calabrian Arc (Southern Italy)
The north-eastern border of CA represents the accretionary system developed during its continuous collision with Apulian block. The tardive oblique tectonic component is highlighted by pervasive NW-SE crustal transpressive left-lateral strike slip faults developed from the Upper Miocene to Quaternary tectonic stages. The seismotectonic and landslides Main Map represents the update of the main faults, the style of their arrangement and kinematics,…
Geohazard features of the Gulf of Taranto
Here, we explore the complex seabed morphologies of the Gulf of Taranto in southern Italy including their connection to the geodynamic evolution of the region that began during the Neogene period when the Adria plate started subducting beneath the retreating Calabrian arc. We compiled the first Maps of the Geohazard Features of the Gulf of Taranto through comprehensive and collaborative high-resolution seabed surveys, integrating regional high-re…
Geoheritage of the Sila National Park and surrounding areas (Northern Calabria, Italy)
This paper introduces a geological map of the Sila mountain block (Northern Calabria, Italy), realized as a tool to promote knowledge of this geological landscape uniqueness and to develop effective geoheritage management and enhancement strategies, also from a geotouristic and geoeducational perspective. The Sila block is defined as a plateau whose morphology is deeply connected to its lithological characteristics and tectonic evolution that com…
Geohazard Features of the Ionian Calabrian Margin
Here we present a detailed description of different geomorphic features to complement the Maps of Geohazard Features of the Ionian Calabrian Margin produced by the Magic project (Marine Geohazard along Italian Coasts). Some of the most striking features we imaged are sources of widespread and recurrent geohazards. These include multiple coastal landslides, failure scars along open slopes, shelf-indenting retrogressive canyon headwalls and active …
Geology and structure of the Serre Massif upper crust
A new geological-structural map of the southern Serre Massif (SM), in the south-central part of the Calabrian-Peloritani-Orogen (CPO), is provided. CPO is a ribbon-like microplates puzzle, originally belonging to the southern European Variscan Belt and, later involved into the Alpine geodynamics of the central Mediterranean Area. The SM represents one of the key European Variscan basement relicts, because of its exhumation mechanisms as well as f…
The interplay of structural pathway and weathering intensity in forming mass-wasting processes in deeply weathered gneissic rocks (Sila Massif, Calabria, Italy)
Publication in the conference proceedings of EUSIPCO, Lisbon, Portugal, 2014
Tectono-stratigraphic architecture of the Ionian piedmont between the Arso Stream and Nicà River catchments (Calabria, Southern Italy)
Along the northern Ionian margin of Calabria, three Neogene basins comprise wedge-top depozones containing syntectonic deposits which cover the frontal part of the fold-thrust belt. One of the best exposed onshore allochthonous siliciclastic successions is represented by the Cariati Nappe, cropping out in the Cirò Basin. Field geological mapping and aerial interpretations were used to characterize the stratigraphy and tectonics of the area betwee…
Geology and mass movements of the Licetto River catchment (Calabrian Coastal Range, Southern Italy)
The paper presents a detailed mass movement inventory map of the Licetto River basin, an intermountain catchment of 50 km2 formed during the Quaternary in response to extensional tectonics dissecting fold-and-thrust belts of the Calabrian Coastal Range (Southern Italy). The map (Main Map) is the result of both an integration between geological and morphological data derived from the visual analysis of aerial photographs at different times and sca…
Seismotectonics and landslides of the Crati Graben (Calabrian Arc, Southern Italy)
The Crati Graben is a depression of Plio-Holocene age mainly controlled by extensional N–S striking faults and WNW–ESE transcurrent faults, in its northern and southern extremity. It is characterized by high landslide susceptibility due to the particular geo-structural pattern and seismotectonic characters. Landslides involve many villages, infrastructure and food crops, bringing serious economic and social damage. The seismotectonic and landslid…
Weathering grade and geotectonics of the western-central Mucone River basin (Calabria, Italy)
This paper illustrates the compilation of an engineering geological map based on structural architecture and weathering grade of crystalline rocks occurring in the central-western portions of the Mucone River basin (Sila Massif, Calabria, Italy). The map, drawn at 1:10,000 scale and covering an area of about 100 km 2 , was compiled by combining new geological and structural data with the results of a weathering-grade field survey. Five weathering…
Landslide inventory map of north-eastern Calabria (South Italy)
Landslides are one of the most widespread natural hazards in many areas of Calabria region (Southern Italy), due to the combination of its peculiar geological, morphological, and climatic characteristics and very often to unsustainable land management. This study reports the reconnaissance and the characterization of landslides of north-eastern Calabria (south Italy). The landslide inventory map was obtained by combining field surveys with the an…
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Landslide inventory map of north-eastern Calabria (South Italy)
Landslides are one of the most widespread natural hazards in many areas of Calabria region (Southern Italy), due to the combination of its peculiar geological, morphological, and climatic characteristics and very often to unsustainable land management. This study reports the reconnaissance and the characterization of landslides of north-eastern Calabria (south Italy). The landslide inventory map was obtained by combining field surveys with the an…
Weathering grade and geotectonics of the western-central Mucone River basin (Calabria, Italy)
This paper illustrates the compilation of an engineering geological map based on structural architecture and weathering grade of crystalline rocks occurring in the central-western portions of the Mucone River basin (Sila Massif, Calabria, Italy). The map, drawn at 1:10,000 scale and covering an area of about 100 km 2 , was compiled by combining new geological and structural data with the results of a weathering-grade field survey. Five weathering…
Seismotectonics and landslides of the Crati Graben (Calabrian Arc, Southern Italy)
The Crati Graben is a depression of Plio-Holocene age mainly controlled by extensional N–S striking faults and WNW–ESE transcurrent faults, in its northern and southern extremity. It is characterized by high landslide susceptibility due to the particular geo-structural pattern and seismotectonic characters. Landslides involve many villages, infrastructure and food crops, bringing serious economic and social damage. The seismotectonic and landslid…
Tectono-stratigraphic architecture of the Ionian piedmont between the Arso Stream and Nicà River catchments (Calabria, Southern Italy)
Along the northern Ionian margin of Calabria, three Neogene basins comprise wedge-top depozones containing syntectonic deposits which cover the frontal part of the fold-thrust belt. One of the best exposed onshore allochthonous siliciclastic successions is represented by the Cariati Nappe, cropping out in the Cirò Basin. Field geological mapping and aerial interpretations were used to characterize the stratigraphy and tectonics of the area betwee…
Geology and mass movements of the Licetto River catchment (Calabrian Coastal Range, Southern Italy)
The paper presents a detailed mass movement inventory map of the Licetto River basin, an intermountain catchment of 50 km2 formed during the Quaternary in response to extensional tectonics dissecting fold-and-thrust belts of the Calabrian Coastal Range (Southern Italy). The map (Main Map) is the result of both an integration between geological and morphological data derived from the visual analysis of aerial photographs at different times and sca…
The interplay of structural pathway and weathering intensity in forming mass-wasting processes in deeply weathered gneissic rocks (Sila Massif, Calabria, Italy)
Publication in the conference proceedings of EUSIPCO, Lisbon, Portugal, 2014
Geology and structure of the Serre Massif upper crust
A new geological-structural map of the southern Serre Massif (SM), in the south-central part of the Calabrian-Peloritani-Orogen (CPO), is provided. CPO is a ribbon-like microplates puzzle, originally belonging to the southern European Variscan Belt and, later involved into the Alpine geodynamics of the central Mediterranean Area. The SM represents one of the key European Variscan basement relicts, because of its exhumation mechanisms as well as f…
Seismotectonics and landslides of the NE border of the Calabrian Arc (Southern Italy)
The north-eastern border of CA represents the accretionary system developed during its continuous collision with Apulian block. The tardive oblique tectonic component is highlighted by pervasive NW-SE crustal transpressive left-lateral strike slip faults developed from the Upper Miocene to Quaternary tectonic stages. The seismotectonic and landslides Main Map represents the update of the main faults, the style of their arrangement and kinematics,…
Geohazard features of the Gulf of Taranto
Here, we explore the complex seabed morphologies of the Gulf of Taranto in southern Italy including their connection to the geodynamic evolution of the region that began during the Neogene period when the Adria plate started subducting beneath the retreating Calabrian arc. We compiled the first Maps of the Geohazard Features of the Gulf of Taranto through comprehensive and collaborative high-resolution seabed surveys, integrating regional high-re…
Geoheritage of the Sila National Park and surrounding areas (Northern Calabria, Italy)
This paper introduces a geological map of the Sila mountain block (Northern Calabria, Italy), realized as a tool to promote knowledge of this geological landscape uniqueness and to develop effective geoheritage management and enhancement strategies, also from a geotouristic and geoeducational perspective. The Sila block is defined as a plateau whose morphology is deeply connected to its lithological characteristics and tectonic evolution that com…
Geohazard Features of the Ionian Calabrian Margin
Here we present a detailed description of different geomorphic features to complement the Maps of Geohazard Features of the Ionian Calabrian Margin produced by the Magic project (Marine Geohazard along Italian Coasts). Some of the most striking features we imaged are sources of widespread and recurrent geohazards. These include multiple coastal landslides, failure scars along open slopes, shelf-indenting retrogressive canyon headwalls and active …
Human occupation and abandonment of a fluvio-lacustrine environment
Quaternary geology in Calabria (Southern Italy)
Calabria (Southern Italy) extends over about 15,000 km2 in the complex tectonic framework of the Mediterranean region and provides a unique opportunity to study the interplay between tectonics and Quaternary evolution. By properly integrating literature and chronological constraints, a comprehensive analysis of the Calabrian Quaternary deposits resulted in the 1:250,000 scale map, here presented. Different depositional environments – including al…
Radon activity concentrations in the soils of the Gioia Tauro Basin (Calabria, southern Italy), with insights on geo-structural control
The main aim of this work is to map Radon activity concentrations in the soil of a tectonically-active Mediterranean sector (Gioia Tauro Basin, Calabria, southern Italy). A total of 276 measurements have been taken at a depth of ca. 60 cm from the soil surface, using a portable ionisation chamber, according to a pre-established protocol. Measurements have been performed at the centroids of a 2.5 km square grid, and along transverse sections acros…
Geology (11 works) · Geomorphology (10 works) · Geography (8 works) · Landslide (8 works) · earthquake and tectonic studies (7 works) · Tectonics (7 works) · Cartography (6 works) · Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (6 works) · Landslides and related hazards (6 works) · Paleontology (6 works)