Ecology Summary - Nototropis swammerdamei

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Ecology of Nototropis swammerdamei

Main Ref.	Navarro-Barranco, C., A. Irazabal and J. Moreira, 2020
Remarks	Collected via light traps at 2-4m depths as it exhibited demersal migration. Emerges from soft bottoms and migrates to hard bottoms, possibly to feed on macroalgal beds. Herbivorous.

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 Nototropis swammerdamei may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Navarro-Barranco, C., A. Irazabal and J. Moreira, 2020
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Navarro-Barranco, C., A. Irazabal and J. Moreira, 2020

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Navarro-Barranco, C., A. Irazabal and J. Moreira, 2020
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Navarro-Barranco, C., A. Irazabal and J. Moreira, 2020

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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