Ecology Summary - Acropora muricata

Ecology Summary - Acropora muricata

Language:

More info | Plus d'info. | Mais info

Ecology of Acropora muricata

Main Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Remarks	Found in subtidal areas (Ref. 86439) on shallow protected reef environments, e.g., lagoons (Ref. 846). Dominates large areas of lagoon in shallow and intermediate depths (Ref. 269). Has high bleaching level and high estimated mortality in Palau (Ref. 66144).

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 Acropora muricata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Wallace, C.C., 1999
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; reef flats; lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Wallace, C.C., 1999

Associations

संदर्भ	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with	Coralliophila erosa;
Association remarks	Host toCoralliophila erosa.
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		टिप्पणी
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	टिप्पणी
From diet composition
From individual food items
संदर्भ

Comments & Corrections