Ecology Summary - Physella acuta

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Ecology of Physella acuta

Main Ref.	Semenchenko, V., T. Laenko and V. Razlutskij, 2008
Remarks	Found in shallow waters, invading practically all fresh water of the world. Typical in anthropogenic reservoirs, in warm water discharges from water power stations and in some rivers. Feeds mainly on epiphytic vegetation and macrophytes.

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 Physella acuta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Semenchenko, V., T. Laenko and V. Razlutskij, 2008
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Semenchenko, V., T. Laenko and V. Razlutskij, 2008
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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