Ecology Summary - Pavona maldivensis

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Ecology of Pavona maldivensis

Main Ref.	Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Remarks	Found on shallow waters (Ref. 122680), particularly on shallow reef habitats exposed to strong wave action. Also found in caverns, vertical rock faces, vertical walls and deeper reef slopes (Ref. 98471).

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 Pavona maldivensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	IUCN, 2014
Special habitats	Coral Reefs: reef slope/drop-offs;
Special habitats Ref.	IUCN, 2014

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
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From individual food items
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