Ecology Summary - Pandalus platyceros

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Ecology of Pandalus platyceros

Main Ref.	Barr, L., 1973
Remarks	Epibenthic (Ref. 91773). Found in bed rocks to muddy sand substrates with adequate shelter for day light hiding (Ref. 91741). Also in crevices on rock faces and in lairs under boulders (Ref. 91824). Nocturnal. Carnivorous and feeds by scavenging on dead animal materials and preying on amphipods, euphausiids, limpets, annelids and other shrimps (Ref. 91741). Preyed upon by fish and octopuses. Also probably eaten by fish such as lingcod, dogfish, and Pacific cod (Ref. 91824). Associated with drift algae, specifically loose kelp (Ref. 91824). Predominantly uses Agarum fimbriatum and Agarum cribrosum kelp beds as nursery habitats (Ref. 91825).

Main Ref.

Barr, L., 1973

Remarks

Epibenthic (Ref. 91773). Found in bed rocks to muddy sand substrates with adequate shelter for day light hiding (Ref. 91741). Also in crevices on rock faces and in lairs under boulders (Ref. 91824). Nocturnal. Carnivorous and feeds by scavenging on dead animal materials and preying on amphipods, euphausiids, limpets, annelids and other shrimps (Ref. 91741). Preyed upon by fish and octopuses. Also probably eaten by fish such as lingcod, dogfish, and Pacific cod (Ref. 91824). Associated with drift algae, specifically loose kelp (Ref. 91824). Predominantly uses Agarum fimbriatum and Agarum cribrosum kelp beds as nursery habitats (Ref. 91825).

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 Pandalus platyceros may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Barr, L., 1973
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; rock;
Special habitats Ref.	Marliave, J.B. and M. Roth, 1995

Associations

Ref.	Barr, L., 1973
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Pandalus danae (Ref. 91741).
Association remarks	Pandalus danae is associated with young spot shrimps (Ref. 91741).
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Barr, L., 1973
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Barr, L., 1973

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	3.66	0.29			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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