CONCLUSION
In this research, there were greatest spatial changes in the
diversity and abundance of benthic communities. The
biological indices (AMBI, M-AMBI and BI) and correlation
analyses are in good agreement, confirming the response of
benthic communities to changes of contaminant levels at the
different stations. The present data showed that in the West
Port, the variation of the macro-benthic community was
primarily related to sediment characteristics (TOC and fine
particles size) and that releases of anthropogenic pollution are
secondary disturbances that hinder benthic development.