Ecology Summary - Uca uruguayensis

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Ecology of Uca uruguayensis

Main Ref.	Branco, J.O., 1990
Remarks	Occurs in supralittoral estuarine coasts and intertidal muddy habitat. An individual digs and occupies a 15 to 20 cm deep burrow (Ref. 104865). Preyed upon by migratory shorebirds (Ref. 104870).

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 uruguayensis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrate Ref.	Spivak, E.D., M.A. Gavio and C.E. Navarro, 1991
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Spivak, E.D., M.A. Gavio and C.E. Navarro, 1991

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
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