Realizzazione di una piattaforma estrattiva off-shore: effetti sul macrozoobenthos di fondo mobile

The potential impact induced by the installation of the off-shore gas platform PCMS-1 (North Adriatic Sea) on the surrounding muddy benthic community was investigated for two years. No particular changes were found, apart for the development, after one year from installation, of mussel mounds close to the platform inhabited by a mixed community including both soft- and hard-bottom species.