Index
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Abstract i
Introduction iii
1. The Mediterranean climate, a brief overview 1
2. The Fucino Basin
.1 Geographic framework and history .2 Geological and tectonic framework .3 Hydrological and climatic setting
4 6 12
3. Materials and Methods 1. Coring in Fucino Plain
2. Preliminary studies at UniKoeln (Cologne) 3. Subsampling at CNR-IGAG (Rome)
4. Sample preparation and analysis at DST UniPi (Pisa) 5. Further analyses in external laboratories
15 17 23 24 27
4. Results
1. Tephrostratigraphy 2. Tephrochronology
3. Multi-elemental, isotopic and biogeochemical analyses 4. Mineralogical analysis of lake sediments
29 33 36 60
5. Discussion
1. Environmental significance 2. Time-series overview 3. Time-series interpretation 4. Mineralogical interpretation
4. Correlation at regional and extra-regional scale
64 72 74 87 91
6. Conclusions 102
References 105
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