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- 13:38, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+232) . . N Traits:Parasitoid (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Parasitoid }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=collection |internal page=Traits:Ecological Descriptors }} {{Concept relation |relation=is t...")
- 13:36, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+370) . . N Traits:Browser (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Browser |definition=Feeding on parts of plants (e.g. shoots, leaves, twigs) or parts of other organsims (e.g. siphon nipping by fish). (Lincoln et al., 1998)....")
- 13:31, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+374) . . N Traits:GrazerSurfaceSubstratum (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Grazer (surface/substratum) |definition=Animals which rasp benthic algae (or sessile animals, such as bryozoan crusts) from the substratum (MarLIN; Hiscock et...")
- 13:30, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+397) . . N Traits:GrazerGrainsParticles (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Grazer (grains / particles) |definition=Animals which rasp benthic algae (or sessile animals, such as bryozoan crusts) from inorganic particles e.g. sand grai...")
- 13:29, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+399) . . N Traits:GrazerFrondsBlades (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Grazer (fronds/blades) |definition=Animals which rasp benthic algae (or sessile animals, such as bryozoan crusts) from the surface of macroalgal fronds and bl...")
- 13:27, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+347) . . N Traits:Grazer (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Grazer |definition=Feeding on herbage, algae or phytoplankton by consuming the whole plant or the surface growth (Lincoln et al., 1998) }} {{Conceptshowvalues...")
- 13:25, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+395) . . N Traits:GrazerBrowser (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Grazer/Browser |definition=Generally mobile consumers of sessile prey (e.g. plants, hydroids) cropping exposed tissues usually without killing to whole indivi...")
- 13:21, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+480) . . N Traits:Passive (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Passive |definition=Catching food on a filter held into flowing water (e.g. hydroids, sea fans, sea pens), or collecting the 'rain' of detritus on sticky appa...")
- 13:20, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+239) . . N Traits:SuspensionFeeder (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Suspension Feeder }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=collection |internal page=Traits:Ecological Descriptors }} {{Concept relation |relati...")
- 13:15, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+402) . . N Traits:SubsurfaceDepositFeeder (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Sub-surface deposit feeder |definition=An organism that feeds on fragmented particulate organic matter within the substratum (e.g. Echinocardium cordatum) (ad...")
- 13:14, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+407) . . N Traits:SurfaceDepositFeeder (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Surface Deposit Feeder |definition=An organism that feeds on fragmented particulate organic matter on the surface of the substratum (e.g. Corophium volutator)...")
- 13:12, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+236) . . N Traits:DepositFeeder (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Deposit Feeder }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=collection |internal page=Traits:Ecological Descriptors }} {{Concept relation |relation=...")
- 13:10, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+292) . . N Traits:Nonfeeding (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Non-Feeding |definition=Non-feeding life stages (e.g. lecithotrophic) }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=collection |internal page=Trait...")
- 12:55, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+216) . . N Traits:FeedingMethodBehaviour (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Feeding Method/Behaviour |definition=A description of how the oganism gathers food, and from where }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is...")
- 12:54, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+258) . . N Traits:SymbiontContribution (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Symbiont contribution |definition=Where some dietary component(s) are provided by symbiotic organisms (e.g. Anemonia with zooxanthellae). }} {{Conceptshowvalu...")
- 12:53, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+202) . . N Traits:Carnivore (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Carnivore |definition=Flesh-eater. An organism that feeds on animal tissue/meat. }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is trait of |internal...")
- 12:52, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+223) . . N Traits:Saprophage (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Saprophage |definition=An organism that feeds on dead or decaying organic material (see Lincoln et al., 1998). }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |r...")
- 12:51, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+246) . . N Traits:Omnivore (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Omnivore |definition=An organism which feeds on a mixed diet including plant and animal material (from Lincoln et al., 1998). }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Conc...")
- 12:51, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+207) . . N Traits:Herbivore (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Herbivore |definition=An organism which only feeds on plants, including phytoplankton. }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is trait of |int...")
- 12:50, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+244) . . N Traits:Detritivore (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Detritivore |definition=An organism that feeds on fragmented particulate organic matter (detritus) (Lincoln et al., 1998). }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Conce...")
- 12:49, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+249) . . N Traits:Heterotroph (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Heterotroph |definition=An organism that obtains nurishment from exogenous (external) organic material (Lincoln et al., 1998). }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Con...")
- 12:49, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . Traits:Mixotroph
- 12:48, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+234) . . N Traits:Mixotroph (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Mixotroph |definition=An organim that is both autotrophic and heterotrophic (pick multiselect from level 3 traits) }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relat...")
- 12:47, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+312) . . N Traits:Chemoautotroph (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Chemoautotroph |definition=An organism that obtains metabolic energy from oxidation of inorganic substrates such as sulphur, nitrogen or iron (e.g. some micro...")
- 12:46, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+304) . . N Traits:Photoautotroph (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Photoautotroph |definition=An organism that obtains metabolic energy from light by a photochemical process such as photosynthesis (e.g. seaweeds, phytoplankto...")
- 12:45, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+279) . . N Traits:Autotroph (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Autotroph |definition=Self-feeding. An organism capable of synthesizing complex organic substances from simple inorganic substrates (Lincoln et al., 1998)....")
- 12:42, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+229) . . N Traits:FoodTypeDiet (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Food Type/Diet |definition=Description of the generalised source of the organisms nurishment - what it feeds on }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation...")
- 12:40, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+266) . . N Traits:Substratum (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Substratum |definition=An organism that provide substratum for specific other organisms, rarely found on other organisms, a ubiquitous relationship. }} {{Co...")
- 12:39, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+356) . . N Traits:Host (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Host |definition=An organsim that provides food or shelter for another organisms, e.g. the inhabited symbiont. May be a defintive host infected by an adult s...")
- 12:38, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+129) . . N Traits:Support (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Support }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is trait of |internal page=Traits:Mode of Life }}")
- 12:37, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+324) . . N Traits:LargeInsectColonies (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Large (insect colonies) |definition=Large colonies of indivduals cooperating for mutual benefit, made up of thousnads or more individuals, often with a domina...")
- 12:36, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+363) . . N Traits:SmallTribePridePackPod (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Small (tribe /pride/pack/pod) |definition=Small group of individuals that work together for mutual benefit, often held together by familial (matriachal/patria...")
- 12:35, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+215) . . N Traits:SocialGroup (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Social Group |definition=Cooperative groups of the same species - e.g. social insects, mammals }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is trait...")
- 12:34, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+283) . . N Traits:Colonial (e.g. sea birds) (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Colonial (e.g. sea birds) |definition=Living in large colonies (100 plus individuals)- often in the same area from season to season - usually for breeding pur...")
- 12:33, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+373) . . N Traits:Gregarious (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Gregarious |definition=Living in groups or communities, growing in clusters (Thompson 1995) - where the organsims actively seek out members of the same specie...")
- 12:31, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+187) . . N Traits:Territorial (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Territorial |definition=Independant but maintains a defined territory }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is trait of |internal page=Traits...")
- 12:31, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+133) . . N Traits:NonTerritorial (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Non-Territorial }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is trait of |internal page=Traits:Solitary }}")
- 12:30, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+188) . . N Traits:Solitary (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Solitary |definition=Living alone, not gregarious (Thompson 1995). }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is trait of |internal page=Traits:...")
- 12:29, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+133) . . N Traits:Sociability (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Sociability }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is trait of |internal page=Traits:Mode of Life }}")
- 12:25, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+311) . . N Traits:Commensal (with/on/in) (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Commensal (with/on/in) |definition=Symbiosis (q.v.) in which one species derives benefit from a common food supply, whilst the other species is not adversely...")
- 12:24, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+328) . . N Traits:Inquilinist (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Inquilinist |definition=A symbiotic association in which one symbiont lives in close association with another, generally in the tube or burrow or actually...")
- 12:23, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+316) . . N Traits:MutualistMutualism (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Mutualist (Mutualism) |definition=A symbiosis in which both organisms benefit, frequently a relationship of complete dependence. (Lincoln et al., 1998) (cf...")
- 12:22, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+129) . . N Traits:Symbiotic (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Symbiotic }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is trait of |internal page=Traits:Dependancy }}")
- 12:21, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+195) . . N Traits:Endoparasitic (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Endoparasitic |definition=Parasitic witihn the tissues or organs of its host. }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is trait of |internal pag...")
- 12:20, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+225) . . N Traits:Ectoparasitic (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Ectoparasitic |definition=Parasitic on the outer surface of its host (adapted from Lincoln et al., 1998). }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |rel...")
- 12:19, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+128) . . N Traits:Parasite (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Parasite }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is trait of |internal page=Traits:Dependancy }}")
- 12:19, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+191) . . N Traits:Independant (Free living) (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Independant (Free living) |definition=Independant, individual organisms }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is trait of |internal page=Trai...")
- 12:18, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+249) . . N Traits:Dependancy (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Dependancy |definition=Description of an organisms usually obligate or possibly faculative, relationship with other organisms. }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{C...")
- 12:13, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+187) . . N Traits:FreeLiving (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Free living |definition=Free living - little modification }} {{Conceptshowvalues}} {{Concept relation |relation=is trait of |internal page=Traits:Habitat Mod...")
- 12:11, 7 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+282) . . N Traits:HabitatModification (Created page with "{{Concept |label=Habitat Modification |definition=A general term to describe how the organism lives in or interacts with its habitat (see BIOTIC, Bolam et al., 2013). }} {{C...")
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