Ecology Summary - Libinia dubia

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Ecology of Libinia dubia

Main Ref.	Felder, D.L., F. Alvarez, J.W. Goy and R. Lemaitre, 2009
Remarks	Found on eelgrass meadows. Generalist feeder. Consumes clinging jellyfish Gonionemus medusae, an unusual crab-jellyfish trophic relationship. In the study, spider crab mortality increased with Gonionemus sp. consumption; all of the crabs tested died within 24 hours of consuming jellyfish (Ref. 116461).

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 Libinia dubia may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Felder, D.L., F. Alvarez, J.W. Goy and R. Lemaitre, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass; vegetation
Special habitats Ref.	Felder, D.L., F. Alvarez, J.W. Goy and R. Lemaitre, 2009

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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	4.50	0.10			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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