Ecology of Uca vocator
 
Main Ref. McKeon, C.S. and I.C. Feller, 2004
Remarks Supratidal (Ref. 97531). Semi-terrestrial; digs burrows in high-intertidal sediments in mangroves and estuaries (Ref. 104869). It can also be found in burrows with chimneys (Ref. 86356). Deposit-feeder (Ref. 66921).

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 vocator may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic: endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom
Substrate Ref. McKeon, C.S. and I.C. Feller, 2004
Special habitats Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref. McKeon, C.S. and I.C. Feller, 2004

Associations

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Parasitism

feeding

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Feeding habit
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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method original sample unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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