Ecology Summary - Uca burgersi

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Ecology of Uca burgersi

Main Ref.	Masunari, S., 2006
Remarks	Supratidal to intertidal, euryhaline (Ref. 97531). Burrows in sediments of beaches, lagoons and estuaries. Usually found near mangrove trees (Ref. 104822). Feeds on organic matter (Ref. 111630).

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 Uca burgersi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref.	Benetti, A.S. and M.L. Negreiros-Fransozo, 2004
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Benetti, A.S. and M.L. Negreiros-Fransozo, 2004

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Benetti, A.S., M.L. Negreiros-Fransozo and T.M. Costa, 2007
Feeding habit
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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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