Ecology Summary - Nautilus pompilius

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Ecology of Nautilus pompilius

Main Ref.	Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984
Remarks	Occurs on the continental shelf and slope. Prefers hard bottoms particularly coral reefs (Ref. 88739), on steep faces (Ref. 106682). Exhibits diel vertical migration. Broken shell washed up on beach (Ref. 88739).

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 Nautilus pompilius may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Pelagic; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984

Associations

Ref.	Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen, 1984
Associations
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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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Feeding habit
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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	4.19	0.66			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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