Ecology Summary - Phoebastria albatrus

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Ecology of Phoebastria albatrus

Main Ref.	SAUP Database, 2006
Remarks	Offshore (Ref. 356). Uses air currents to glide and soar for long periods of time and feeds by seizing prey from the surface while sitting on the water. Forages closer to land than other albatross species. Scavenges on carrion and follows fishing boats. Diet consists primarily of shrimp, squid, and fish, including bonito, flyingfish and sardines (Ref. 122680).

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 Phoebastria albatrus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	State of hawaii, 2020
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	State of hawaii, 2020

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	4.07	0.40			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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