The paper explains the use of erratic blocks and tors as indicators of presence/absence of glacier passage during the Pleistocene. Thanks to the census of over 600 erratic blocks, made in agreement with Piedmont Region, and thanks to a survey of many tors, the reconstruction of glacier extension is possible also inside the alpine valleys. As example, the paper shows the reconstruction of Pleistocene glacier extension within the Lanzo Valleys (Western Alps, Italy). Besides, the paper shows the results of method in the study of some Piedmont caves that are troglobite-rich.

The Definition of the Extension of Quaternary Glaciers within Alpine Valleys, and his Application to Study of Troglobites

MOTTA, Michele
2014-01-01

Abstract

The paper explains the use of erratic blocks and tors as indicators of presence/absence of glacier passage during the Pleistocene. Thanks to the census of over 600 erratic blocks, made in agreement with Piedmont Region, and thanks to a survey of many tors, the reconstruction of glacier extension is possible also inside the alpine valleys. As example, the paper shows the reconstruction of Pleistocene glacier extension within the Lanzo Valleys (Western Alps, Italy). Besides, the paper shows the results of method in the study of some Piedmont caves that are troglobite-rich.
2014
QUAESTI 2014
Zilina
15-19/12/2014
QUAESTI 2014
EDIS - Publishid Institution of the University of Zilina
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9788055409597
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