Ecology Summary - Arbacia punctulata

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Ecology of Arbacia punctulata

Main Ref.	Hendler, G. and D.L. Pawson, 2000
Remarks	This species are exclusively found in the Thalassia beds, a lagoonal mangrove cay (Ref. 86574)

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 Arbacia punctulata may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic; Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rubble;
Substrate Ref.	Pawson, D.L., D.J. Vance, C.G. Messing, A. Solis-Marin and C.L. Mah, 2009
Special habitats	Beds: sea grass;
Special habitats Ref.	Kier, P.M., 1975

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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
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