%0 Book %T Options and limitations of statistical modelling as a tool for understanding and predicting benthic functions in an area with high environmental variability %A Darr, Alexander %D 2013 %G English %F 818329564 %O vorgelegt von Alexander Darr %O Rostock, Univ., Mathematisch-Naturwiss. Fak., Diss., 2014 %X 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. %L 578.7770916334 %9 theses %9 Text %9 Hochschulschrift %U http://rosdok.uni-rostock.de/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2015-0042-4 %U http://rosdok.uni-rostock.de/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2015-0042-4&pdf %U http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2015-0042-4