Ecology Summary - Ostrea atherstonei

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Ecology of Ostrea atherstonei

Main Ref.	GBIF, 2015
Remarks	Mainly occurs below tide level on sheltered reefs on open coast (Ref. 116724).

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 Ostrea atherstonei may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.	GBIF, 2015
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Haupt, T.M., C.L. Griffiths, T.B. Robinson, A.F. Tonin and P.A. De Bruyn, 2010

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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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