抄録
Effects of large scale reclamation on benthos are examined by using the report on the environmental observation by Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. The number of body of small shellfish, called “shizuku-gai”, decreases after the start of the reclamation work of the airport island but recovered quickly after the closing of the surrounding seawall. Both the change of the sediment and the turbidity can not be the possible causes at this moment.
