Ecology Summary - Astarte borealis

Ecology Summary - Astarte borealis

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Ecology of Astarte borealis

Main Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Remarks	It prefers sandy substrates and mixed sediments (Ref. 96078), but in the Baltic Sea it is found in muddy areas, with low temperatures and medium high salinity at depths deeper than 35 meters, compared to shallower areas (Ref. 95730). This bivalve is a suspension feeder (Ref. 3477). Surface deposit feeder (Ref. 66387).

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 Astarte borealis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Zettler, M.L. and F. Gosselck, 2006
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	other
Feeding habit Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050

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.

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