Ecology Summary - Temora longicornis

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Ecology of Temora longicornis

Main Ref.	Greve, W., F. Reiners, J. Nast and S. Hoffmann, 2004
Remarks	Herbivorous filter-feeder, feeding on small algae. But can switch to carnivorous mode, especially during Phaeocystis sp. bloom (Ref. 113565).

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 Temora longicornis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Greve, W., F. Reiners, J. Nast and S. Hoffmann, 2004
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	van Duren, L.A. and J.J. Videler, 1995
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	van Duren, L.A. and J.J. Videler, 1995

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	2.68	0.30			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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