Main Ref. | Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993 |
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Remarks | Found in shallow water and coastal habitats, usually associated with pack ice; regularly haul out on sandy beaches, rocky shores, and ice floes to rest and moult. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (i.e. clams, worms, snails, shrimp and slow-moving fish). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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Substrate Ref. | Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993 |
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Ref. | Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993 |
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Parasitism |
Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993 |
Feeding habit | hunting macrofauna (predator) |
Feeding habit Ref. | Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 3.65 | 0.24 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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