Ecology of Margarites groenlandicus
 
Main Ref. Rosenberg, G., 2009
Remarks Grazer - feeds mainly on trapped particulate organic matter and bacteria (Ref. 127551). Feeds on detritus (Ref. 127552).

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 Margarites groenlandicus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Graham, A., 1988
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref. Paar, M., B. Lebreton, M. Graeve, M. Greenacre, R. Asmus and H. Asmus, 2019

Associations

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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
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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