Ecology Summary - Haliotis ovina

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Ecology of Haliotis ovina

Main Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Remarks	Attached to corals or under rock ledges. Also found in shallow subtidal zones (Ref. 349). Feeds on epilithic algae by grazing (Ref. 85382). Found in intertidal, on rocks and coral (Ref. 75835).

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 Haliotis ovina may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Corals: hard corals: ( on exoskeleton, );
Special habitats Ref.	Higo, S., P. Callomon and Y. Goto, 1999

Associations

Ref.	Poutiers, J.M., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Chou, L.M. and K.S. Tan, 2008
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Chou, L.M. and K.S. Tan, 2008

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.

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