Ecology Summary - Menidia menidia

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Main Ref.	Adams, S.M., 1976
Anmärkningar	Inhabits western Atlantic coast close to shore and in brackish-water marshes, intertidal creeks and estuaries; in coastal habitat, it stays in sandy or gravelly shores following tidal movements up and down the shores, sometimes living among the sedge grass Spartina in the high-tide periods. Parasites of the species include branchiuran Argulus funduli and copepod Ergasilus funduli (Ref. 5951).

Main Ref.

Adams, S.M., 1976

Anmärkningar

Inhabits western Atlantic coast close to shore and in brackish-water marshes, intertidal creeks and estuaries; in coastal habitat, it stays in sandy or gravelly shores following tidal movements up and down the shores, sometimes living among the sedge grass Spartina in the high-tide periods. Parasites of the species include branchiuran Argulus funduli and copepod Ergasilus funduli (Ref. 5951).

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 Menidia menidia may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Föda

Typ av föda	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Adams, S.M., 1976
Födosöksstrategi	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	Ursprungligt prov		Ofiskad population		Kommentar
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Kommentar
Från födosammansättning	3.19	0.10	3.14	0.26	Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
Från individuella födoämnen
Ref.	Adams, S.M., 1976

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