Ecology Summary - Carcinus aestuarii

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Ecology of Carcinus aestuarii

Main Ref.	MarineSpecies.org, 2050
Remarks	Epibenthic. Found in a lagoon. Feeds on the bivalve Musculista senhousia (Ref. 106871).

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 Carcinus aestuarii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile;
Substrate Ref.	Mistri, M., 2003
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Mistri, M., 2003
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Mistri, M., 2003

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.43	0.35			Troph of adults.
From individual food items	3.23	0.17			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Chen, R.B., S. Watanabe and M. Yokota, 2004