Pitacco Valentina, Mavrič Borut, Lipej Lovrenc
Marine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, Fornače 41, SI-6330 Piran, Slovenia.
Marine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, Fornače 41, SI-6330 Piran, Slovenia.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2023 Mar;188:114672. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114672. Epub 2023 Feb 3.
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.
海上交通和港口活动给海洋环境带来了若干环境和生态问题。本研究的目的是为未来评估与斯洛文尼亚海域（亚得里亚海北部）港口活动相关的人为影响提供基线数据。对科佩尔港附近以及近海区域的大型底栖生物群落进行了分析。结果表明，近海区域的群落通常比港区内的群落更为丰富且结构更复杂。这些差异部分可由深度和沉积物粒度来解释。M-AMBI指数表明所有采样点的生态质量均为良好/高等级。然而，k优势度曲线表明某些地点，特别是港口航道受到了干扰。这项工作凸显了开展持续监测计划以提供基线数据用于未来人为影响研究评估的必要性。
