Ecology Summary - Concholepas concholepas

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Ecology of Concholepas concholepas

Main Ref.	Rosenberg, G., 2009
Remarks	It is found on rocky substrates, tidepools and rock crevices from the lower intertidal to a depth of 40 m (Ref. 87801).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Concholepas concholepas may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009

Associations

Ref.	Villegas, M.J., J. Laudien, W. Sielfeld and W.E. Arntz, 2008
Associations	epiphytic;
Associated with	Macrocystis integrifolia kelp beds and Lessonia trabeculata kelp beds and patches.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Dye, A.H., 1991

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	3.18	0.32			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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