Ecology Summary - Anasterias antarctica

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Ecology of Anasterias antarctica

Main Ref.	Ríos, C. and E. Mutschke, 1999
Remarks	It is found in forests of Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 92889), on hard substrates like rocks, cobbles and boulders in intertidal areas to a depth of 190 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 Anasterias antarctica may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; : sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Ríos, C. and E. Mutschke, 1999
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Adami, M.L. and S. Gordillo, 1999

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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
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