- Petrified Forest of Lesbos Island (Greece): A Palaeobotanical Puzzle of a Unique Geopark and the New Discoveries
On November 2015 Lesbos Island has faced an ultimate recognition as one of UNESCO’s Global Geoparks, an honor of its international significance based on its…
- UAV and GIS based rapid earthquake-induced building damage assessment and methodology for EMS-98 isoseismal map drawing: The June 12, 2017 Mw 6.3 Lesvos (Northeastern Aegean, Greece) earthquake
On June 12, 2017, an Mw 6.3 earthquake struck Lesvos Island (Northeastern Aegean, Greece). Building damage was observed in its southeastern part with very heavy…
- The 12 June 2017 Mw 6.3 Lesvos Island (Aegean Sea) earthquake: Slip model and directivity estimated with finite-fault inversion
On 12 June 2017 (UTC 12:28:38.26) a magnitude Mw 6.3 earthquake occurred offshore Lesvos Island in SE Aegean Sea, which was widely felt, caused 1…
- Presentation and dissemination of scientific information: the case of the June 12, 2017 Mw 6.3 Lesvos earthquake (Northeastern Aegean Sea)
On June 12, 2017 a strong earthquake struck Lesvos Island (Northeastern Aegean, Greece). It was assessed as Mw 6.3 and was predominantly felt on Lesvos…
- The Acheulian site at Rodafnidia, Lisvori, on Lesbos, Greece: 2010–2012
Rodafnidia is an Acheulian site on Lesbos Island, in the north-east Aegean Sea. This chapter presents the model that guided Paleolithic investigations on the island,…
- The Late Pliocene vertebrate fauna of Vatera (Lesvos Island, Greece)
Vatera is a Late Pliocene (~2 Ma) locality in the southern part of Lesvos Island, Greece, in which a mainland fauna of large vertebrates has…
- Submarine petrified forest in Lesvos Greece
The island of Lesvos is located in the NE of the Aegean Sea and covers an area of 1630 square kilometres, Remains of fossil plants…
- Hydrochemical characteristics and groundwater quality in the Island of Lesvos, Greece
The hydrochemical characteristics of groundwater in the island of Lesvos, Greece, were studied based on chemical analyses of groundwater samples collected from 30 locations covering…
- The petrified forest of Lesvos–Protected natural monument
Remains of fossil plants, which form the famous «Petrified forest of Lesvos», declared as a Protected Natural Monument, have been found in many localities on…