Ecology of Arctocephalus gazella
 
Main Ref. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
Remarks They prefer rocky habitats; haul out on sandy beaches and move into such vegetation as tussock grass; found out to sea; In winter, males and subadults occur south to the edge of the consolidated pack ice, and can be found haled out on sea ice. Feeds on krill and fish.

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 Arctocephalus gazella may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 4.50 0.80 Troph of juv./adults.
From individual food items 4.39 1.00 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Reid, K. and P.Y. Arnould, 1996
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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