Ecology Summary - Haliotis sorenseni

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Ecology of Haliotis sorenseni

Main Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Remarks	Sedentary (Ref. 106850). Found in open low relief rock or boulder habitat surrounded by sand, often at the sand-rock interface (Ref. 101461). Also occurs in open, exposed deep-water reefs with kelp understory (Ref. 106850). Feeds on drift macroalgae and attached red algae (Ref. 101622).

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 Haliotis sorenseni may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: sessile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Gotshall, D.W., 2005
Special habitats	Beds: algae/seaweed; Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Clark, R., J. Christensen, C. Caldow, J. Allen, M. Murray and S. MacWilliams, 2005

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Lafferty, K.D., M.D. Behrens, G.E. Davis, P.L. Haaker, D.J. Kushner, D.V. Richards, I.K. Taniguchi and M.J. Tegner, 2004
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	NOAA Fisheries, 2015

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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