Ecology Summary - Palaemon xiphias

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Ecology of Palaemon xiphias

Main Ref.	Guerao, G., J. Perez-Baquera and C. Ribera, 1994
Remarks	Occurs in shallow eel-grass meadows and is almost exclusively carnivorous.

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 Palaemon xiphias may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: demersal; Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.	Guerao, G., J. Perez-Baquera and C. Ribera, 1994
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Guerao, G., J. Perez-Baquera and C. Ribera, 1994

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Guerao, G., 1995
Feeding habit
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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	3.35	0.46			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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