Ecology Summary - Uca leptodactyla

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Ecology of Uca leptodactyla

Main Ref.	Masunari, S., 2006
Remarks	Supratidal to intertidal (Ref. 97531). Occurs in sandy habitats usually flooded by high tide. Found on mangrove edges, large bays, or at islands in open sea (Ref. 104843). Feeds on minute organisms and organic debris (Ref. 111634).

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 leptodactyla may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: sand;
Substrate Ref.	Cardoso, R.C.F. and M.L. Negreiros-Fransozo, 2004
Special habitats	Other habitats: burrows;
Special habitats Ref.	Cardoso, R.C.F. and M.L. Negreiros-Fransozo, 2004

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	2.00	0.00			Trophic level and s.e. inferred from exclusive plant/detritus food items.
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