Ecology Summary - Monocorophium insidiosum

Ecology Summary - Monocorophium insidiosum

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Ecology of Monocorophium insidiosum

Main Ref.	Macdonald, T.A., B.J. Burd, V.I. Macdonald and A. van Roodselaar, 2010
Remarks	Epibenthic (Ref. 110266). Also found in sediment (Ref. 96565).

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 Monocorophium insidiosum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	LeCroy, S.E.R., R. Gasca, I. Winfield, M. Ortiz and E. Escobar-Briones, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	LeCroy, S.E.R., R. Gasca, I. Winfield, M. Ortiz and E. Escobar-Briones, 2009

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Guerra-García, J.M., J.M. Tierno de Figueroa, C. Navarro-Barranco, M. Ros, J.E. Sánchez-Moyano and J. Moreira, 2014
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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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