Ecology Summary - Gammarus salinus

Ecology Summary - Gammarus salinus

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Ecology of Gammarus salinus

Main Ref.	Harms, J., 1993
Remarks	This is an omnivore (Ref. 95728) and an epibenthic species (Ref. 95730), that is found on silty sands (Ref. 96329).

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 salinus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; silt;
Substrate Ref.	Zettler, M.L., 2001
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Harms, J., 1993
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Norling, P. and N. Kautsky, 2008
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
Ref.

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