Ecology Summary - Pagurus bernhardus

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Ecology of Pagurus bernhardus

Main Ref.	Greve, W., F. Reiners, J. Nast and S. Hoffmann, 2004
Remarks	Found on muddy bottoms (Ref. 96352) and sandy substrates (Refs. 87524, 96391). Epibenthic (Ref. 87524) and free-living (Ref. 3123). Ubiquitous, free-living species (Ref. 96391). A mobile predator (Ref. 96377). A microvore-carnivore-scavenger that feeds on organic detritus (Ref. 96352).

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 Pagurus bernhardus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; macrobenthos; Soft Bottom: sand ( fine, ); mud;
Substrate Ref.	Ellis, J.R., G. Burt and S.I. Rogers, 2007
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Hily, C. and M. Bouteille, 1999

Associations

Ref.	Greve, W., F. Reiners, J. Nast and S. Hoffmann, 2004
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980
Feeding habit	browsing on substrate
Feeding habit Ref.	Walker, A.J.M. and E.I.S. Rees, 1980

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	3.59	0.30			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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