Ecology Summary - Amphibalanus improvisus

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Ecology of Amphibalanus improvisus

Main Ref.	Gittings, S.R., 2009
Remarks	Estuarine, epibiotic, found on bay and nearshore (Ref. 111011). It is infaunal and epifaunal on eelgrass beds (Ref. 95819). A sessile suspension feeder (Ref. 95752). Known as a fouling species (Ref. 81749).

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 Amphibalanus improvisus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; endofauna (infauna); Hard Bottom: rocky; rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Norling, P. and N. Kautsky, 2008
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Boström, C. and E. Bonsdorff, 1997

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Norling, P. and N. Kautsky, 2008
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Norling, P. and N. Kautsky, 2008

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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