Ecology Summary - Larus hemprichii

Ecology Summary - Larus hemprichii

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Ecology of Larus hemprichii

Main Ref.	SAUP Database, 2006
Remarks	A coastal kleptoparasite exhibiting plunge diving (Ref. 356). Common scavenger on beaches, also catches fish at water surface. Raids colonies of seabirds for eggs and chicks (Ref. 801).

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 Larus hemprichii 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.	Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997
Feeding habit	variable
Feeding habit Ref.	Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		टिप्पणी
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	टिप्पणी
From diet composition
From individual food items	4.00	0.65			Qualitative study; Fish, crustaceans. Pakistan, 1995.
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