Ecology Summary - Odobenus rosmarus
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Ekologin hos Odobenus rosmarus
 
Main Ref. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
Anmärkningar Found in shallow water and coastal habitats, usually associated with pack ice; regularly haul out on sandy beaches, rocky shores, and ice floes to rest and moult. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (i.e. clams, worms, snails, shrimp and slow-moving fish).

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
  • Flodmynningar/laguner/bräckta havsområden
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • Grottor
  • uteslutande
Highighted items on the list are where Odobenus rosmarus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Föda

Typ av föda mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993
Födosöksstrategi hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber, 1993

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method Ursprungligt prov Ofiskad population Kommentar
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
Från födosammansättning
Från individuella födoämnen 3.65 0.24 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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