Ecology Summary - Gammarus inaequicauda

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Ecology of Gammarus inaequicauda

Main Ref.	HELCOM, 2013
Remarks	Found in shallow subtidal in protected, often densely vegetated areas (Ref. 125146). Also found in lagoons (Ref. 125074). Collected on the shore at a depth of 0 to 1 m, from under stones and algae (Ref. 125166). Main food and feeding type based on another species of the same genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 95732).

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 Gammarus inaequicauda may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: macrobenthos; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Węsławski, J.M., J. Legeżyńska and M. Włodarska-Kowalczuk, 2020

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Vader, W. and A.H.S. Tandberg, 2019

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
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