Ecology Summary - Panulirus homarus

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Ecology of Panulirus homarus

Main Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Remarks	Inhabits shallow waters at depths between 1 and 90 m, mostly between 1 and 5 m; among rocks, often in the surf zone, sometimes in somewhat turbid water (Also Ref. 9773). It is gregarious and nocturnal (Refs. 4, 9773). Forms groups, taking shelter in and around rocks and crevices. Omnivorous scavenger with a preference for mussels. Juveniles favor feeding on barnacles (Ref. 9773).

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 Panulirus homarus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.	Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995

Associations

Ref.	Holthuis, L.B., 1991
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref.	Mashaii, N., F. Rajabipour and A. Shakouri, 2011
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Mashaii, N., F. Rajabipour and A. Shakouri, 2011

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	3.24	0.30			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
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