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Ecology of Sterna bergii
 
Main Ref. SAUP Database, 2006
Remarks At sea and on coasts. Feeds on small fish (Ref. 801). Plunge diving; dipping; offshore; continental shelf (Ref. 356).

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 Sterna bergii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Karpouzi, V.S., 2005
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Karpouzi, V.S., 2005

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 4.48 0.78 Troph of juv./adults.
From individual food items 4.34 0.96 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Chiaradia, A., P. Dann, R. Jessop and P. Collins, 2002
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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