Ecology Summary - Boergesenia forbesii

Ecology Summary - Boergesenia forbesii

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Ecology of Boergesenia forbesii

Main Ref.	Yamada, Y., 1950
Remarks	Species is midlittoral, epilithic or on coral rubble in sheltered habitats of the reef; also found in shallow reef pools, on sand-covered rock and observed in seagrass meadows (Ref. 99228).

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 Boergesenia forbesii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Yamada, Y., 1950
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Leliaert, F., E. Coppejans and O. deClerck, 1998

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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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
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