Ecology of Pisaster ochraceus
 
Main Ref. Lamb, A., D. Gibbs and C. Gibbs, 2011
Remarks It is found on rocky bottoms from intertidal areas to a depth of 90 meters (Ref. 865).

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 Pisaster ochraceus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Замечание
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.38 0.51 Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item
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Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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