Paleoenvironmental reconstitution of extreme events in the quaternary of el Akarit oued (Golf of Gabes, Tunisia)

Three cores varying from 5 to 6 m of depth were taken throughout in the El Akarit River (Gulf of Gabes, south of Tunisia): two on the left river bank and the last at the mouth. The study of the sedimentology (particle size), mineral (clay minerals) and micropaleontology (quantitative and qualitative...

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Main Author: Ben Rouina, Soumaya
Other Authors: Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditérranéens (CEFREM), Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Perpignan, Université de Sfax (Tunisie), Marie-Angela Bassetti, Jamel Touir
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:French
Published: HAL CCSD 2016
Subjects:
El Akarit river
Ostracods
Foraminifera
Charophytes
Oued El Akarit
Pléistocène
Holocène
Ostracodes
Foraminifères
[SDU.STU.OC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Oceanography
Planktonic foraminifera
Online Access:https://theses.hal.science/tel-01480953
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Summary:Three cores varying from 5 to 6 m of depth were taken throughout in the El Akarit River (Gulf of Gabes, south of Tunisia): two on the left river bank and the last at the mouth. The study of the sedimentology (particle size), mineral (clay minerals) and micropaleontology (quantitative and qualitative study of ostracods, foraminifera, charophytes and the calculation of the Shannon / equitability diversity index) deposits content allowed us to reconstruct the paleoenvironments evolution since the Pleistocene in this region. The mouth core (AK1), permitted us to date precisely the studied deposits and reconstruct the events chronology controlling the sedimentation. The Pleistocene phase (> 45 000 years BP) shows a continental estuarine environment evolving toward a vast open lagoon during the Pleistocene marine transgression (MIS5e). Then, the formation of a sand bar isolates the lagoon from the marine environment. The lower and middle Holocene deposits are absent in the mouth deposits. This could be interpreted by the emersion of the zone or by the erosion of deposits. The late Holocene (last 3000 years B.P) phase is characterized by the succession of three extreme events (floods and storms) episodes. At 1 and 2 km from the current shoreline (AK2 and AK3 cores respectively), the continental deposits show an intercalation of marine deposits and pebble levels suggestive of an extreme events occurrence. The existence of the 8000 yr BP deposits "Cardium pocket” at 9 m of the current sea, show a marine influence (planktonic foraminifera abundance). It is apparently an exceptional event that would cause extreme transport of planktonic foraminifera inside the El Akarit lagoon Trois carottes de 5 à 6 m de profondeur ont été prélevées tout au long de l’oued El Akarit (Golfe de Gabès, Sud tunisien) : deux sur la rive Nord et une à l’embouchure. L’étude sédimentologique (granulométrie), minéralogique (minéraux argileux) et micropaléontologique (ostracodes, foraminifères et charophytes) et leur étude quantitative et ...

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