Ecology Summary - Gecarcoidea lalandii

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Ecology of Gecarcoidea lalandii

Main Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Remarks	Fully terrestrial, can be found many kilometers away from the sea. Inhabits shallow burrows or under trees and rocks in undisturbed forests in isolated islands, where they may be very common. Larvae is released into sea, which return to land upon completion of their development. Occasionally collected for food.

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 Gecarcoidea lalandii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998

Associations

Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
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
Ref.