Ecology Summary - Acropora nasuta

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Ecology of Acropora nasuta

Main Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Remarks	Can be found in shallow waters (Ref. 122680). Found subtidally in upper reef slopes (Ref. 846), reef edge and submerged reefs (Ref. 86439).

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 Acropora nasuta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile;
Substrate Ref.	Wallace, C.C., 1999
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs;
Special habitats Ref.	Wallace, C.C., 1999

Associations

Ref.	Hatta, M., H. Fukami, W. Wang, M. Omori, K. Shimoike, T. Hayashibara, Y. Ina and T. Sugiyama, 1999
Associations	colony-forming/symphorism;
Associated with
Association remarks	Forms azalea-bush-shaped colonies (Ref. 115216).
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
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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
Ref.