Table 3 Biological traits with relative categories used for functional analysis.
From: Diversity and future perspectives of Mediterranean deep-water oyster reefs
Trait | Category |
|---|---|
Adult body dimension | Meiofauna (< 2 mm) |
Macrofauna (2 mm–2 cm) | |
Megafauna (> 2 cm) | |
Macroalgae | |
Domain of adult stage | Benthic |
Pelagic | |
Adult motility | Sessile |
Facultatively motile | |
Vagile | |
Swimmer | |
Feeding strategy (most frequent in adult stage) | Deposit feeder |
Grazer | |
Filter feeder | |
Suspension feeder | |
Scavenger/predator | |
Photosynthetic metabolism | |
Sociability (aggregation degree) | Solitary |
Gregarious | |
Colonial | |
Ability to build habitat | Habitat-builder |
Non habitat-builder |
