Seventeen major communities with characteristic species according to hierarchal clustering (based on point data aggregated to 5 km grid cells) and Indicator species analysis based on biomass data. Crosses indicate sampled cells with no benthic infauna recorded (mainly Polish dataset). Full coverage map of biomass-based communities distribution predicted with Random Forest.
Ten major communities with characteristic species according to hierarchal clustering and indicator species analysis based on abundance data. Community analysis is done based on the abundance and biomass data averaged for all sampling events in within 5 km grid cell. Based on the harmonized dataset that comprises data at over 7000 locations (17000 visit events) mostly sampled in period 2000-2013. Full coverage map of abundance-based communities predicted with Random Forest.
Seventeen major communities with characteristic species according to hierarchal clustering (based on point data aggregated to 5 km grid cells) and Indicator species analysis based on biomass data. Crosses indicate sampled cells with no benthic infauna recorded (mainly Polish dataset). Full coverage map of biomass-based communities distribution predicted with Random Forest.
Ten major communities with characteristic species according to hierarchal clustering and indicator species analysis based on abundance data. Community analysis is done based on the abundance and biomass data averaged for all sampling events in within 5 km grid cell. Based on the harmonized dataset that comprises data at over 7000 locations (17000 visit events) mostly sampled in period 2000-2013. Full coverage map of abundance-based communities predicted with Random Forest.