Ecology Summary - Lepidochelys kempii

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Ecology of Lepidochelys kempii

Main Ref.	Márquez, M.R., 1990
Remarks	Usually inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms that are rich in crustaceans (Ref. 1397). A carnivorous species that mostly feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, fishes, vegetable fragments and so on.

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 Lepidochelys kempii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	: demersal; Soft Bottom: sand; mud;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Márquez, M.R., 1990
Associations	parasitism;
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism	inside host (flatworms in the anterior part of the intestine.)

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Márquez, M.R., 1990
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Márquez, M.R., 1990

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.53	0.59			Troph of juv./adults.
From individual food items	3.49	0.54			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Shaver, D.J., 1991