Ecology Summary - Grapsus albolineatus

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Ecology of Grapsus albolineatus

Main Ref.	Ng, P.K.L., 1998
Remarks	Found out of the water, on rocks in the splash zone (Refs. 343, 127957) and in the infratidal zone (Ref. 3565). Intertidal on rocky shores and reef tops exposed to wave action (Ref. 801), and mudflats (Ref. 128960). Restricted to offshore islands. Key species for healthy exposed rocky shores (Ref. 801). Herbi-/omnivorous (Refs. 127957, 128960).

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 Grapsus albolineatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Soft Bottom: mud; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Fishelson, L., 1971
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997

Associations

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

feeding

Feeding type	mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Feeding type Ref.	Kennish, R., G.A. Williams and S.Y. Lee, 1996
Feeding habit	grazing on aquatic plants
Feeding habit Ref.	Kennish, R., G.A. Williams and S.Y. Lee, 1996

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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