Ecology Summary - Salpa aspera

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Ecology of Salpa aspera

Main Ref.	Madin, L.P., P. Kremer and S. Hacker, 1996
Remarks	Exhibits vertical migration (Ref. 3482); from near the surface to depths of at least 400 to 800 m (Ref. 3517).

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 Salpa aspera may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.	Lüskow, F., M.D. Galbraith, L.E. Kwong and E.A. Pakhomov, 2022
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Madin, L.P., P. Kremer and S. Hacker, 1996
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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
Ref.

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