Ecology Summary - Sargassum boveanum

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Ecology of Sargassum boveanum

Main Ref.	Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997
Remarks	Subtidal part of macroalgal forest which serves as nursery ground to shrimp and fish. Prefers moderately exposed rocky areas.

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 Sargassum boveanum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997
Special habitats	Beds: rock;
Special habitats Ref.	Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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
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