Fluvial landforms in relation to the geological setting in the "Murge Basse" karst of Apulia (Bari Metropolitan Area, Southern Italy)

An integrated geological and geomorphological study was performed in order to describe the main landform-features of the Bari Metropolitan Area ("Citta Metropolitana di Bari", Apulia, Southern Italy). The study is focused on the coastal sector of the "Murge Basse" area. This latter is characterized by a low-relief carbonate landscape gently dipping toward the Adriatic Sea, and represents the eastern and lowermost part of "Murge", a karstic region belonging to the South Apennines foreland.