Ecology Summary - Haliotis rufescens

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Ecology of Haliotis rufescens

Main Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Remarks	It moves across sand and gravel bottoms, from low intertidal to 24 meters in depth (Ref. 865). Predominantly found in or in near rocky macroalgal substrata (Ref. 106839). Feeds on algae (Ref. 105211).

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 Haliotis rufescens may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed;
Special habitats Ref.	Gruenthal, K.M., L.K. Acheson and R.S. Burton, 2007

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Hernández, J., I. Uriarte, M.T. Viana, R. Westermeier and A. Farías, 2009
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Hernández, J., I. Uriarte, M.T. Viana, R. Westermeier and A. Farías, 2009

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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