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The tendency for climate to change has been one of the most surprising outcomes of the study of Earth's history. Marine geoscience can reveal valuable information about past environments, climates, and biota just before, during and after each climate perturbation. Particularly, certain intervals of geological records are windows to key episodes in the climate history of the Earth–life system. Ιn this regard, the detailed analyses of such time intervals are challenging and rewarding for environmental reconstruction and climate modelling, because they provide documentation and better understanding of a warmer-than-present world, and opportunities to test and refine the predictive ability of climate models. Marine geological dynamics such as sea-level changes, hydrographic parameters, water quality, sedimentary cyclicity, and (paleo)climate are strongly related through a direct exchange between the oceanographic and atmospheric systems. The increasing attention paid to this wide topic is also motivated by the interplay of these processes across a variety of settings (coastal to open marine) and timescales (early Cenozoic to modern). In order to realize the full predictive value of these warm (fresh)/cold (salty) intervals in Earth's history, it is important to have reliable tools (e.g., integrated geochemical, paleontological and/or paleoceanographic proxies) through the application of multiple, independent, and novel techniques (e.g., TEX86, UK’37, Mg/Ca, Na/Ca, Δ47, and μCT) for providing reliable hydroclimate reconstructions at both local and global scales.

Research & information: general --- microfacies types --- Pantokrator Limestones --- Vigla Formation --- Senonian calciturbidites --- Eocene brecciated limestones --- carbonate porosity --- petroleum prospectivity --- stratigraphic correlations --- marine biogenic carbonates --- depositional environment --- paleoceanographic evolution --- planktonic foraminifera --- pteropods --- stable isotopes --- sea surface temperature (SST) --- stratification --- productivity --- sapropel S1 --- Aegean Sea --- Late Quaternary --- shell weight --- climate variability --- sea surface density --- carbonate production --- X-ray microscopy (μCT) --- δ18O and Mg/Ca analyses --- offshore groundwater exploration --- coastal aquifers --- salt-/fresh-water relationship --- Mediterranean Sea --- Attica-Greece --- cleaning protocol --- unconsolidated core sediments --- climate reconstruction --- synchrotron X-ray microtomography (SμCT) --- foraminiferal-based proxies --- BTEX natural attenuation --- hydro-stratigraphy --- multi-layered aquifer --- Thriassion Plain --- confined and unconfined aquifer --- coastal aquifer --- Gulf of Eleusis --- ocean paleodensity --- Atlantic Meridional Circulation (AMOC) --- planktonic foraminiferal biogeography --- surface sediments --- morphometrics --- shell size --- environmental biomonitoring --- ecological optimum conditions --- primary productivity --- depth habitat preference --- cryptic speciation --- central Mediterranean hydrodynamics --- sea level fluctuations --- soluble substances --- coastal environment change --- diatom --- geochemical elements --- n/a

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The tendency for climate to change has been one of the most surprising outcomes of the study of Earth's history. Marine geoscience can reveal valuable information about past environments, climates, and biota just before, during and after each climate perturbation. Particularly, certain intervals of geological records are windows to key episodes in the climate history of the Earth–life system. Ιn this regard, the detailed analyses of such time intervals are challenging and rewarding for environmental reconstruction and climate modelling, because they provide documentation and better understanding of a warmer-than-present world, and opportunities to test and refine the predictive ability of climate models. Marine geological dynamics such as sea-level changes, hydrographic parameters, water quality, sedimentary cyclicity, and (paleo)climate are strongly related through a direct exchange between the oceanographic and atmospheric systems. The increasing attention paid to this wide topic is also motivated by the interplay of these processes across a variety of settings (coastal to open marine) and timescales (early Cenozoic to modern). In order to realize the full predictive value of these warm (fresh)/cold (salty) intervals in Earth's history, it is important to have reliable tools (e.g., integrated geochemical, paleontological and/or paleoceanographic proxies) through the application of multiple, independent, and novel techniques (e.g., TEX86, UK’37, Mg/Ca, Na/Ca, Δ47, and μCT) for providing reliable hydroclimate reconstructions at both local and global scales.

Research & information: general --- microfacies types --- Pantokrator Limestones --- Vigla Formation --- Senonian calciturbidites --- Eocene brecciated limestones --- carbonate porosity --- petroleum prospectivity --- stratigraphic correlations --- marine biogenic carbonates --- depositional environment --- paleoceanographic evolution --- planktonic foraminifera --- pteropods --- stable isotopes --- sea surface temperature (SST) --- stratification --- productivity --- sapropel S1 --- Aegean Sea --- Late Quaternary --- shell weight --- climate variability --- sea surface density --- carbonate production --- X-ray microscopy (μCT) --- δ18O and Mg/Ca analyses --- offshore groundwater exploration --- coastal aquifers --- salt-/fresh-water relationship --- Mediterranean Sea --- Attica-Greece --- cleaning protocol --- unconsolidated core sediments --- climate reconstruction --- synchrotron X-ray microtomography (SμCT) --- foraminiferal-based proxies --- BTEX natural attenuation --- hydro-stratigraphy --- multi-layered aquifer --- Thriassion Plain --- confined and unconfined aquifer --- coastal aquifer --- Gulf of Eleusis --- ocean paleodensity --- Atlantic Meridional Circulation (AMOC) --- planktonic foraminiferal biogeography --- surface sediments --- morphometrics --- shell size --- environmental biomonitoring --- ecological optimum conditions --- primary productivity --- depth habitat preference --- cryptic speciation --- central Mediterranean hydrodynamics --- sea level fluctuations --- soluble substances --- coastal environment change --- diatom --- geochemical elements --- microfacies types --- Pantokrator Limestones --- Vigla Formation --- Senonian calciturbidites --- Eocene brecciated limestones --- carbonate porosity --- petroleum prospectivity --- stratigraphic correlations --- marine biogenic carbonates --- depositional environment --- paleoceanographic evolution --- planktonic foraminifera --- pteropods --- stable isotopes --- sea surface temperature (SST) --- stratification --- productivity --- sapropel S1 --- Aegean Sea --- Late Quaternary --- shell weight --- climate variability --- sea surface density --- carbonate production --- X-ray microscopy (μCT) --- δ18O and Mg/Ca analyses --- offshore groundwater exploration --- coastal aquifers --- salt-/fresh-water relationship --- Mediterranean Sea --- Attica-Greece --- cleaning protocol --- unconsolidated core sediments --- climate reconstruction --- synchrotron X-ray microtomography (SμCT) --- foraminiferal-based proxies --- BTEX natural attenuation --- hydro-stratigraphy --- multi-layered aquifer --- Thriassion Plain --- confined and unconfined aquifer --- coastal aquifer --- Gulf of Eleusis --- ocean paleodensity --- Atlantic Meridional Circulation (AMOC) --- planktonic foraminiferal biogeography --- surface sediments --- morphometrics --- shell size --- environmental biomonitoring --- ecological optimum conditions --- primary productivity --- depth habitat preference --- cryptic speciation --- central Mediterranean hydrodynamics --- sea level fluctuations --- soluble substances --- coastal environment change --- diatom --- geochemical elements

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This Special Issue reprint entitled “Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources: Education, Recreation, Sustainability”, aims to highlight, review and evaluate the usefulness of geo-cultural features in didactics in terms of geoparks and other geotouristic attractions. Innovative methods of geo-education in geoparks are presented, as well as the development of research combining the geosciences with the social science and humanities. The essential role of geoheritage in the popularization of knowledge is emphasized.

Research & information: general --- Geography --- geosite --- geotourism --- Mountainous Adygeya --- scenery --- tourism --- geoheritage --- geoconservation --- geoeducation --- sustainable development --- Greece --- geomorphological heritage --- geomorphological synthesis --- geocultural sites --- geoheritage assessment --- Aegean --- immersive virtual reality --- geology --- photogrammetry --- education --- Iceland --- Santorini --- Etna --- geosites --- georoutes --- Ionian islands --- geosite assessment --- Chelmos-Vouraikos UGGp --- geological and mining heritage --- underground-overground patrimonial integration --- La Carolina --- Spain --- digital tools --- story maps --- virtual reality --- RURITAGE --- geopark --- Psiloritis --- geosite quantitative assessment --- Nisyros Island --- urban geoheritage --- building stone --- cultural landscapes --- mining --- quarrying --- UNESCO World Heritage --- natural disasters --- inner areas --- natural resources --- Matese National Park --- Southern Apennines --- mineralogical heritage --- geo-conservation --- mineralogical museum --- iron mines --- skarn-related mineralization --- geotrails --- salinas --- saltscapes --- local development --- geodiversity --- geoethics --- semiotics content analysis --- n/a

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This Special Issue reprint entitled “Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources: Education, Recreation, Sustainability”, aims to highlight, review and evaluate the usefulness of geo-cultural features in didactics in terms of geoparks and other geotouristic attractions. Innovative methods of geo-education in geoparks are presented, as well as the development of research combining the geosciences with the social science and humanities. The essential role of geoheritage in the popularization of knowledge is emphasized.

Research & information: general --- Geography --- geosite --- geotourism --- Mountainous Adygeya --- scenery --- tourism --- geoheritage --- geoconservation --- geoeducation --- sustainable development --- Greece --- geomorphological heritage --- geomorphological synthesis --- geocultural sites --- geoheritage assessment --- Aegean --- immersive virtual reality --- geology --- photogrammetry --- education --- Iceland --- Santorini --- Etna --- geosites --- georoutes --- Ionian islands --- geosite assessment --- Chelmos-Vouraikos UGGp --- geological and mining heritage --- underground-overground patrimonial integration --- La Carolina --- Spain --- digital tools --- story maps --- virtual reality --- RURITAGE --- geopark --- Psiloritis --- geosite quantitative assessment --- Nisyros Island --- urban geoheritage --- building stone --- cultural landscapes --- mining --- quarrying --- UNESCO World Heritage --- natural disasters --- inner areas --- natural resources --- Matese National Park --- Southern Apennines --- mineralogical heritage --- geo-conservation --- mineralogical museum --- iron mines --- skarn-related mineralization --- geotrails --- salinas --- saltscapes --- local development --- geodiversity --- geoethics --- semiotics content analysis --- geosite --- geotourism --- Mountainous Adygeya --- scenery --- tourism --- geoheritage --- geoconservation --- geoeducation --- sustainable development --- Greece --- geomorphological heritage --- geomorphological synthesis --- geocultural sites --- geoheritage assessment --- Aegean --- immersive virtual reality --- geology --- photogrammetry --- education --- Iceland --- Santorini --- Etna --- geosites --- georoutes --- Ionian islands --- geosite assessment --- Chelmos-Vouraikos UGGp --- geological and mining heritage --- underground-overground patrimonial integration --- La Carolina --- Spain --- digital tools --- story maps --- virtual reality --- RURITAGE --- geopark --- Psiloritis --- geosite quantitative assessment --- Nisyros Island --- urban geoheritage --- building stone --- cultural landscapes --- mining --- quarrying --- UNESCO World Heritage --- natural disasters --- inner areas --- natural resources --- Matese National Park --- Southern Apennines --- mineralogical heritage --- geo-conservation --- mineralogical museum --- iron mines --- skarn-related mineralization --- geotrails --- salinas --- saltscapes --- local development --- geodiversity --- geoethics --- semiotics content analysis