Ecology Summary - Mesocentrotus franciscanus

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Ecology of Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Main Ref.	Lamb, A., D. Gibbs and C. Gibbs, 2011
Remarks	Found in relatively high energy environments on open rocky intertidal and subtidal shores (Ref. 121802). Herbivorous grazer in nearshore habitats (Ref. 121801). Kelp forest species (Ref. 121804). Found in concentrated amount at the apex of the holdfast of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 121803).

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 Mesocentrotus franciscanus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Bodnar, A.G. and J.A. Coffman, 2016
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Agatsuma, Y., S. Takagi, E. Inomata and M.N. Aoki, 2018

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Bodnar, A.G. and J.A. Coffman, 2016
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Bodnar, A.G. and J.A. Coffman, 2016

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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