Ecology Summary - Diadema paucispinum

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Ecology of Diadema paucispinum

Main Ref.	Lessios, H.A., B.D. Kessing and J.S. Pearse, 2001
Remarks	Found in waters less than 30m. Associated with coral communities. Dwells on soft substrates. Bioeroder. Keeps algal growth in check (Ref. 129602).

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	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Diadema paucispinum may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Lessios, H.A., B.D. Kessing and J.S. Pearse, 2001
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.	Claereboudt, M.R., 2019

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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