Ecology Summary - Amphibola crenata

Ecology Summary - Amphibola crenata

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Ecology of Amphibola crenata

Main Ref.	IUCN, 2011
Remarks	Dwells in intertidal muddy and sandy substrates. Deposit-feeder, able to digest sediment bacteria and diatoms. Affects sediment microbial community activity (Ref. 130732). Found in estuaries, salt marshes, and mangrove areas (Ref. 130733).

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 Amphibola crenata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.	Juniper, S.K., 1987
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Juniper, S.K., 1987

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 estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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