Ecology Summary - Apostichopus californicus

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Ecology of Apostichopus californicus

Main Ref.	Lambert, P., 2000
Remarks	It is found on rocky and sandy bottoms from the low intertidal to a depth of 90 meters (Ref. 865).

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 Apostichopus californicus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
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
Ref.