Ecology Summary - Mactra glabrata

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Ecology of Mactra glabrata

Main Ref.	Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981
Remarks	Common; intertidal in sand (Ref. 437). Inhabits seagrass meadows (Ref. 106902).

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 Mactra glabrata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Honkoop, P.J., E.M. Berghuis, S. Holthuijsen, M.S. Lavaleye and T. Piersma, 2008

Associations

Ref.	Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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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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