Ecology Summary - Einhornia crustulenta

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Ecology of Einhornia crustulenta

Main Ref.	Markowski, S., 1962
Remarks	It is infaunal on eelgrass beds (Ref. 95819). Feeds on algae and dinoflagellates (Ref. 90792).

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 Einhornia crustulenta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; endofauna (infauna);
Substrate Ref.	Boström, C. and E. Bonsdorff, 1997
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Boström, C. and E. Bonsdorff, 1997

Associations

Ref.	Boström, C. and E. Bonsdorff, 1997
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Lisbjerg, D. and J.K. Petersen, 2001
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Lisbjerg, D. and J.K. Petersen, 2001

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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