Ecology Summary - Gammarus tigrinus

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Ecology of Gammarus tigrinus

Main Ref.	Orav-Kotta, H., J. Kotta, K. Herkul, I. Kotta and T. Paalme, 2009
Remarks	Epibenthic, found on salt marsh (Ref. 110266).

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 tigrinus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Zettler, M.L., 2001
Special habitats	vegetation
Special habitats Ref.	LeCroy, S.E.R., R. Gasca, I. Winfield, M. Ortiz and E. Escobar-Briones, 2009

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Orav-Kotta, H., J. Kotta, K. Herkul, I. Kotta and T. Paalme, 2009
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Orav-Kotta, H., J. Kotta, K. Herkul, I. Kotta and T. Paalme, 2009

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
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