Ecology Summary - Pavona cactus

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Ecology of Pavona cactus

Main Ref.	Nemenzo, F. Sr., 1986
Remarks	Found along the neritic zone, in reef areas (Ref. 97241), particularly in upper reef slopes, especially those of fringing reefs, in turbid water away from wave action and lagoons (Ref 98471). A predatory carnivore (Ref. 97241). Has a high bleaching level and moderate to high estimated mortality in Palau (Ref. 66144).

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 Pavona cactus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Miller, J., 1972
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs; lagoons;
Special habitats Ref.	Monteforte, M., 1987

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Monteforte, M., 1987
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Monteforte, M., 1987

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
Ref.

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