Ecology Summary - Argopecten irradians

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Ecology of Argopecten irradians

Main Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Remarks	Form beds on sandy, eelgrass or other seagrass bottoms (Ref. 344).

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 Argopecten irradians may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: megabenthos; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Leal, J.H., 2003

Associations

Fonte Biblio.	Leal, J.H., 2003
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	McLusky, D., 2013
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes, 2004

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Commento
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Commento
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Fonte Biblio.

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