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Ecology Summary - Donax variabilis
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Ecology of Donax variabilis
 
Main Ref. Rosenberg, G., 2009
Remarks Found in the intertidal zone on coarse-grained (Ref. 104171) sandy beaches (Refs. 104348, 104171). Some migrate up and down the beach with the tides (Ref. 104348). Actively migrates by jumping out of the sand and riding specific waves (Ref. 104171). Filter-feeder (Ref. 104245). Feeds on phytoplankton, algae, detritus, bacteria and other small suspended particles via its short siphons (Ref. 104246).

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 Donax variabilis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand ( coarse, );
Substrate Ref. Bonsdorff, E., 1992
Special habitats Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref. Kingsley-Smith, P., 2015

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref. Titlow, B., 2007
Feeding habit filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Titlow, B., 2007

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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