Ecology of Mergus serrator
 
Main Ref. SAUP Database, 2006
Remarks Surface diving; coastal. Winters in the arctic North Atlantic and North Pacific.

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 Mergus serrator may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Fonte Biblio.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Commento
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 4.50 0.80 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Fonte Biblio.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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