Ecology Summary - Ostrea conchaphila

Ecology Summary - Ostrea conchaphila

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Ecology of Ostrea conchaphila

Main Ref.	The British Flora and Fauna Database, 2007
Remarks	Found in the intertidal zone, on mud-gravel flats, in tidepools and with freshwater seepage (Ref. 95344). Filter-feeder; feeds on phytoplankton, dissolved organic matter and detritus (Ref. 104102).

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 Ostrea conchaphila may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Harbo, R.M., 1997
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Archer, P.E., 2008
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Archer, P.E., 2008

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		टिप्पणी
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	टिप्पणी
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.00	0.00			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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