Interactions between native hermit crabs and the introduced New Zealand screwshell (Maoricolpus roseus) were examined at Dennes Point, eastern Tasmania. The study investigated variation in shell occupancy across depths of 10, 20, 30, and 40 meters, and included sediment core analysis and a preference trial for the hermit crab Paguristes tuberculatus. The dataset was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated on 2026-03-19.
Use Cases
- Modeling depth-related variance in shell occupancy based on the four sampled depths.
- Analyzing sediment preference of hermit crabs based on the described sediment trial using material from 10m and 20m.
- Studying the utilization of an introduced gastropod species by native fauna as described in the research focus.
Strengths
- Focuses on a specific ecological interaction between an introduced gastropod and native hermit crabs.
- Investigates variation across four distinct depth levels (10, 20, 30, 40m) at a single site.
- Includes supplementary sediment analysis and a behavioral preference trial.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Field study involving sediment cores and a laboratory preference trial.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-19 23:20:50.965715; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Dennes Point, southeastern Tasmania, Australia.