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Question:

Name some disadvantages of epibiosis

Author: Asger LIndberg-Nielsen



Answer:

Disadvantage for epibiont: - trophic competition with basibiont - environmental changes if host migrates Disadvantages for basibiont and also both in manyy cases: - if booth are food for same predator (shared doom) - also musle covered by barnecles are easier to crush for crabs (associational susceptibility) - competition with epibiont (exploitation) - competition for nutrients (algee) - reduced reproductive output


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Disadvantage for epibiont: 
- trophic competition with basibiont
- environmental changes if host migrates
Disadvantages for basibiont and also both in manyy cases: 
- if booth are food for same predator (shared doom)
- also musle covered by barnecles are easier to crush for crabs (associational susceptibility)
- competition with epibiont (exploitation) 
- competition for nutrients (algee) 
- reduced reproductive output
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