Saccardo (1885)
This is the first author to describe and map the flat surfaces found on the 
western termination of the Montello anticline close to the town of Biadene. 
These surfaces are interpreted by Stella (1902) and Toniolo (1907) as terraces 
cut by the Piave river during several erosional cycles; they map six (or perhaps 
seven) different orders, ranging in elevation between 140 and 330 m a.s.l.; 
Toniolo (1907) also observes that there is a characteristic distinction in 
number and average diameter of the karstic holes found on different surfaces, 
and that in particular the higher surfaces are characterized by more and larger 
holes than the lowermost.

Abrami and Massari (1968) and Venzo et al. (1977)
These workers contend that the lowermost terraces of the Montello
formed during the Mindel glacial maximum. Abrami and Massari also 
point out that the lowermost and intermediate surfaces are not planar, 
but rather slightly convex downward and that the northernmost sections are
tilted northward (i.e. upstream with respect to the direction of flow of 
the Piave river); they interpret this observation as an evidence of tectonic
uplift of the Montello anticline.

Zanferrari et al. (1982)
These investigators summarise the observations made by the researchers 
of the Subproject "Neotectonics" (C.N.R. Progetto Finalizzato Geodinamica), 
and develop a neotectonic scheme describing the evolution of whole north-eastern 
Italy during Pliocene-Quaternary times. The authors on the basis of the 
intensity of the neotectonic activity divide the region into four sectors: 
according to them the Plain sector, that also includes the Veneto 
plain and the Montello area, is characterized by the presence of active folds at 
the foothill of the Alps, and of buried active thrusts in a more 
external position to the SE. They constrain the inception of the growth of the 
Montello anticline to the Pliocene-Lower Pleistocene; according to them the 
continuos uplift forced the Piave River to abandon the Biadene and Caerano 
paleovalleys and to flow eastward; finally the authors report the presence of 
deformations in Late Wurmian deposits found along the southern limb of the 
anticline, proving the ongoing tectonic activity of the structure also during 
the Holocene.

Castiglioni et al. (1988)
These workers present a quantitative elaboration of the geometrical parameters 
of the karstic holes found on the terraces of the Biadene paleo-valley. They 
observe that there is an almost linear increase with the elevation in 
the number and average surface covered by the holes, that they interpret as to 
be due to an increase in age of the surfaces; the sharp distinction of these 
parameters for the highermost terrace is interpreted as an indication of a much 
older age. According to these authors the formation of the terraces is the 
effect of the growing of the Montello anticline.

De Martini et al. (1997)
These investigators study the geomorphology of the Montello area focusing on the 
diversion of the Piave River, and on its abandoned paleovalleys and uplifted 
terraces; they also analyze the elevation changes from successive 
leveling surveys of a first order line running a few km East of the 
morphological anticline, which shows relative uplift in correspondence of 
the anticlinal axis. On the basis of the morphological and geodetic observations 
the authors suggest that the anticline is active, and that the deformation is 
due to a N248-striking, 60-dipping, 13 km-long south-verging blind thrust. 
Besides the authors following the comparison of the short-term strain rate 
inferred from geodesy with the long-term rate derived from geomorphology, 
observe that the first seems to be smaller than the second and 
also not large enough to induce the observed drainage anomaly; to explain the 
strain surplus they hypothesize that the fault can generate infrequent 
earthquakes up to M 6.2-6.5, and suggest that the river diversion may be the 
direct effect of large earthquakes.

Benedetti et al. (2000)
In order to determine the geometry and kinematic behavior of the Montello 
anticline, these workers investigate the geology and geomorphology of its 
western termination using field surveys and interpretation of satellite images 
and of topographic maps. The authors constrain the age of the seven river 
terraces flanking the Biadene paleovalley and the age of its abandonment, 
combining paleontological and archeological dating with paleoclimatic 
observations. According to them the terraces were emplaced in the time span 
between 320 and 30 Kyr B.P., and the paleovalley was abandoned 
about 11+/-3 Kyr B.P.; the uplift rate derived show an increase from about 0.5 
mm/yr to about 1 mm/yr between 121 and 172 kyr B.P., contemporaneous with an 
increase of the along-strike fold-tip propagation rate from 10 mm/yr to 20mm/yr. 
The authors modeling the observed terrace profiles show that the present-day 
Montello uplift can be explained with motion on a steep 45 N-dipping ramp, 
linked with a 12 N-dipping decollement to the range front, and that 
a change in the fault geometry may explain the calculated increase of the uplift 
rate. They also tentatively associate the 778 A.D., 1268 A.D. and 1859 A.D. 
earthquakes to the Montello thrust, yielding a 500-1000 years return time, 
an average magnitude per event of about 5.5-6.5.
