Submerged notches on the coast of Skyros Island (Greece) as evidence for Holocene subsidence

Coastal notches: Their morphology, formation, and function

“…ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 20 erosion rates for tropical notches in a variety of rock types and other tabulations have been provided for biological grazing and boring (Trenhaile, 1987 p. 69 and 74-5), reef limestones (Spencer, 1988a;Trudgill, 1985Trudgill, , 2011a, and calcareous notches at and below present sea level in tropical and temperate environments (Evelpidou et al, 2012b). Stephenson and Finlayson (2009) compiled an extensive list of studies that used micro-erosion meters on shore platforms, many of which are relevant to coastal notches, and Kirk (1977) and Sunamura (1992) listed cliff erosional rates, often resulting from notch formation and collapse, for a variety of rock types and climatic environments.…”

“…Limestone notches, which are generally assumed to have been cut by bioerosion or chemical dissolution, have been particularly important in determining the effect of late Holocene tectonic events around the microtidal coasts of Italy, Greece, Turkey, and elsewhere in the Mediterranean (Pirazzoli et al, 1982(Pirazzoli et al, , 1989(Pirazzoli et al, , 1994aStewart and VitaFinzi, 1996;Rust and Kershaw, 2000;Stiros et al, 2000;Kershaw and Guo, 2001;Benac et al, 2004;Ramırez-Herrera et al, 2004;Antonioli et al, 2006;Morhange et al, 2006;Vacchi et al, 2012;Evelpidou et al, 2012bEvelpidou et al, ,c, 2014Abad, 2013). Rapid seismic activity in the Mediterranean has been punctuated by intervening periods characterized by slow crustal deformation.…”

Towards an improved understanding of erosion rates and tidal notch development on limestone coasts in the Tropics: 10 years of micro‐erosion meter measurements, Phang Nga Bay, Thailand

“…Takenaga, ; Föcke, ), but Pirazzoli () identifies two main types of mid‐littoral notch: tidal notches, associated with sheltered coasts and cut wholly or partly in the intertidal zone, and surf notches, usually cut above high tide level and associated with exposed sites and the presence of a surf bench that protrudes seawards by up to 2 m above high tide. Tidal notches, with their characteristic recumbent V‐shaped or U‐shaped profile forms are the most common and most useful sea level indicators (Evelpidou et al ., ; Pirazzoli and Evelpidou, ).…”

Spatial distribution of sea-level markers on Lesvos Island (NE Aegean Sea): Evidence of differential relative sea-level changes and the neotectonic implications

“…The Aegean region (Greece, Eastern Mediterranean) is one of the most seismically active areas in the world and, as such, has been the focus of several papers dealing with coastal morphotectonics (Stiros et al, 2009;Cundy et al, 2010;Evelpidou et al, 2012) and relative sea-level (RSL) changes (Perissoratis and Cosnipoliatis, 2003;Poulos et al, 2009;Pavlopoulos et al, 2010).…”

“…As a result, detailed mapping of paleo-sea-level markers has been often used as a tool to quantify coastal uplift and RSL changes. Greece has always been a major focus of RSL studies: many authors reported on ancient RSL in the southern Aegean (Kontogianni et al, 2002;Pirazzoli, 2005;Gaki-Papanastassiou et al;Stiros et al, 2009), in the eastern and western central sectors (Pirazzoli et al, 1999;Stiros et al, 2000;Desruelles et al, 2009;Nixon et al, 2009Evelpidou et al, 20112012) as well as in northwestern Aegean (Pavlopoulos et al, 2007;Ghilardi et al, 2008a,b;Cundy et al, 2010;Pavlopoulos et al, 2010). In contrast, few data are presently available on the northeastern sector of the Aegean Sea, which is a tectonically active area strongly controlled by the North Anatolian Fault (Koral et al, 2009;Erginal et al, 2010).…”