Ecology Summary - Balanus trigonus

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Ecology of Balanus trigonus

Main Ref.	Wirtz, P., R. Araújo and A.J. Southward, 2006
Remarks	Epibiotic (Ref. 111011). Occurs in subtidal and low tide areas, and it usually covers bare rocks. Found on a dead branch of A. wollastoni (Ref. 2767). Part of fouling communities attached to raft frames in mariculture zones (Ref. 127121).

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 Balanus trigonus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Gittings, S.R., 2009
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Wirtz, P., R. Araújo and A.J. Southward, 2006
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Wang, W. and P.S. Rainbow, 2000
Feeding habit	filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref.	Wang, W. and P.S. Rainbow, 2000

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	2.20	0.00			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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