Options and limitations of statistical modelling as a tool for understanding and predicting benthic functions in an area with high environmental variability Darr, Alexander , 1975- Text theses Text Hochschulschrift 2013 2013 eng electronic resourceremoteComputermedienOnline-Ressourcetext/htmlapplication/pdfOnline-Ressource Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. The objective was to investigate functional changes of macrobenthic communities along the salinity gradient in the south-western Baltic Sea. Two different approaches were chosen: (1) the appraisal of functional diversity and composition and (2) mapping species biomass as a basic tool for quantification of single key functions. A distinct shift of the functional composition was detected. In contrast, a potential shift in functional diversity was buffered by the dominance of ubiquitous species. Quantitative distribution maps were drawn for important bivalve species. vorgelegt von Alexander Darr Rostock, Univ., Mathematisch-Naturwiss. Fak., Diss., 2014 578.7770916334 570 WI 4440 42.94 http://rosdok.uni-rostock.de/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2015-0042-4 http://rosdok.uni-rostock.de/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2015-0042-4&pdf http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2015-0042-4 Options and limitations of statistical modelling as a tool for understanding and predicting benthic functions in an area with high environmental variability--(DE-627)817295402 urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2015-0042-4 oclc: 935810134 ppn: (DE-627)818329564