Mangrove sesarmid crab feeding experiments in Peninsular Malaysia

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Resource utilization patterns of epifauna from mangrove forests with contrasting inputs of local versus imported organic matter (2004, background): “…(e.g. Fratini et al. 2000) has nourished the still prevalent view that ‘the great majority of the mangrove macrobenthos relies directly on the high production of the mangroves themselves, consuming either leaf litter or detritus composed of decaying leaves’ (e.g. Fratini et al. 2000, Ashton 2002).”
Mangrove crabs as ecosystem engineers; with emphasis on sediment processes (2008, background): “The litter is frequently pulled directly into the burrows (Robertson, 1986; Ashton, 2002; Skov et al., 2002).”
Feeding ecology of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae): food choice, food quality and assimilation efficiency (2007, background): “By contrast, two sesarmid crabs showed higher consumption rates for fresh A. officinales than for R. apiculata leaves ( Ashton 2002 ).”
The habitat function of mangroves for terrestrial and marine fauna: a review (2008, background): “Competition for mangrove litter has been observed in East African mangroves where many Terebralia palustris (potamidid gastropod) feed on the same leaf to prevent crabs from removing the leaf (Fratini et al., 2001).”