Ecology Summary - Haliotis rubra

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Ecology of Haliotis rubra

Main Ref.	Beechey, Des, 2012
Remarks	Adults live on rocky surfaces, hidden in crevices, caves, fissures or vertical rock faces (Ref. 93239). Frequent in estuaries, in natural beds on a shingle and mud bank (Ref. 63218).

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 rubra may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom;
Substrate Ref.	Beechey, Des, 2012
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.	Beechey, Des, 2012

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Beechey, Des, 2012
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Beechey, Des, 2012

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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