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Ecology Summary - Gammarus locusta
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Ecology of Gammarus locusta
 
Main Ref. Healy, B., 1997
Remarks Inhabits macroepiphytes (Ref. 104685). Deposit-feeder; trophic level 1.8 (Ref. 96418). Adults feed on the macroepiphytes Ceramium nodulosum and Pilayella littoralis from the host brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum; small individuals graze on A. nodosum but with preference for the macroepiphytes. Important prey for fish and other predators (Ref. 104685).

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 Gammarus locusta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: demersal; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref. Zettler, M.L., 2001
Special habitats Beds: algae/seaweed; sea grass;
Special habitats Ref. Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999
Feeding habit browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref. Schaal, G., P. Riera and C. Leroux, 2010

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 2.00 0.00 Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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