Ecology Summary - Lottia pelta

Ecology Summary - Lottia pelta

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Ecology of Lottia pelta

Main Ref.	Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth, 1999
Remarks	Occurs in the middle to high intertidal zone (Ref. 312); common from the low to mid-intertidal; the largest individuals are found lower on the shore farthest from effect of wave action (Ref. 310). Non-selective herbivores, consuming a wide variety of algae (Ref. 312). Commonly found in mussel beds and associated with brown algae (e.g., the sea palm, Postelsia)

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 Lottia pelta may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: bivalve;
Special habitats Ref.	Harbo, R.M., 1997

Associations

Ref.	Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth, 1999
Associations	commensalism;
Associated with	Postelsia (Ref. 95344).
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.

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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