Ecological implications of removing a concrete gas platform in the North Sea
J. W. P. Coolen, O. Bittner, F. M. F. Driessen, U. van Dongen, M. S. Siahaya, W. de Groot, N. Mavraki, S. G. Bolam, B. van der Weide
The paper assesses the ecological impact of removing a concrete gas platform in the North Sea, finding that its removal would reduce macrofaunal biodiversity and biomass, while leaving it in place increases biodiversity and feeding mode diversity.
bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2020Ecology