Ecology Summary - Coenobita clypeatus

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Ecology of Coenobita clypeatus

Main Ref.	Estampador, E.P., 1959
Remarks	Supratidal to intertidal (Ref. 97531). Known as a predator of eggs of ground nesting birds (Ref. 86356).

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 Coenobita clypeatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Estampador, E.P., 1959
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	McKeon, C.S. and I.C. Feller, 2004
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	McKeon, C.S. and I.C. Feller, 2004

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
Ref.

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