A preliminary study of soft bottom benthic communities in an area affected by intense maritime traffic (Slovenian Sea, Northern Adriatic)

被引：3

作者：

Pitacco, Valentina ^{[1
]}

Mavric, Borut ^{[1
]}

Lipej, Lovrenc ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Inst Biol, Marine Biol Stn Piran, Fornace 41, SI-6330 Piran, Slovenia

来源：

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN | 2023年 / 188卷

关键词：

Maritime traffic; Macroinfauna; Benthic ecological status; Biotic indices; Mediterranean Sea; MARINE BIOTIC INDEX; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; ESTUARINE; QUALITY; TRIESTE; GULF;

D O I：

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114672

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Maritime traffic and port activities pose several environmental and ecological problems in the marine environment. The purpose of this study was to provide baseline data for the future assessment of anthropogenic impacts related with port activities in Slovenian Sea (Northern Adriatic Sea). The macrobenthic communities near the port of Koper, as well as sites offshore were analysed. Results showed that the sites offshore were generally richer and more structured than sites inside the Port area. Those differences were explained partly by depth and sediment grain size. The ecological quality indicated by M-AMBI index resulted Good/High at all the sampling sites. However, the k-dominance curves indicated a disturbance at certain sites, in particular in the port channels. This work highlights the need for consistent monitoring programs to provide baseline data for future studies assessment of anthropogenic impacts.

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