Ecology Summary - Ucides cordatus
Ecologia de Ucides cordatus
 
Ref. principal Tavares, M., 2003
Notas Found in estuaries (Ref. 104235). Supratidal to intertidal (Ref. 97531). Commonly associated with mangroves. Lives in burrows as deep as 70 cm, always reaching to the water table, either in open ground or under vegetation; often occurring among burrows of other crabs (Cardisoma, Uca, and Goniopsis spp. The most sluggish of the land crabs (Ref. 367). Herbivorous and detritivorous (Ref. 86356), feeding mainly on mangrove leaves along with other plant material, detritus, sediment and animal material (Ref. 104111). Either directly consumes mangrove leaf litter or stores it in the burrows (Ref. 104235).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • zona supra-litoral
  • zona litoral
  • zona sublitoral
  • epipelágico
  • mesopelágico
  • epipelágico
  • abissalpelágico
  • hadopelágico
  • Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas
  • mangais
  • pântanos
  • rios/correntes
  • lagos/lagoas
  • Grutas
  • exclusivamente
Highighted items on the list are where Ucides cordatus may be found.

Habitat

Substrato Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: mud;
Substrato Ref. Nordhaus, I., 2004
Special habitats Other habitats: burrows; vegetation
Habitats especiais Ref. Tavares, M., 2003

Associações

Ref. Tavares, M., 2003
Associações
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Observações da associação
Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação mainly plants/detritus (troph. 2-2.19)
Tipo de alimentação Ref. McKeon, C.S. and I.C. Feller, 2004
Hábito alimentar browsing on substrate
Hábito alimentar Ref. Nordhaus, I. and M. Wolff, 2007

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method Amostra original População virgem (não pescada) Nota
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
Da composição da dieta 2.00 0.00 Troph of juv./adults.
Dos itens alimentares individuais 2.00 0.00 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Nordhaus, I., 2004
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