Pillar Point

Biotic Interactions

In order to learn more about the ecosystem at Pillar Point we examined the data from Global Biotic Interactions.  GloBI provides species interaction data  such as predator-prey,  parasite-host. We retrieved all the species that have 10 or more observations from Intertidal Biodiversity Survey at Pillar Point in iNaturalist, and  screened the list of interacting taxa for overlap with GBIF species and eDNA species. 

Balanus nubilus

Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda, Sessilia, Balanidae, Balanus, Balanus nubilus

eDNA match
GBIF match

eaten by Homo sapiens
rank: species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Bacillariophyceae
rank: class

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Bacillariophyceae
rank: class

eDNA match
GBIF match

eaten by Evasterias troscheli
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Sarcomastigophora
rank: phylum

eDNA match
GBIF match

eaten by Orthasterias koehleri
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

eats Foraminiferida
rank: Order

eDNA match
GBIF match

preyed upon by Evasterias troscheli
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Phytoplankton
rank:

eDNA match
GBIF match

preys on Zooplankton
rank:

eDNA match
GBIF match

preyed upon by Orthasterias koehleri
rank: Species

eDNA match
GBIF match