The ecological importance of crocodylians: towards evidence-based justification for their conservation

  • Ruchira Somaweera
  • , James Nifong
  • , Adam Rosenblatt
  • , Mathew L. Brien
  • , Xander Combrink
  • , Ruth M. Elsey
  • , Gordon Grigg
  • , William E. Magnusson
  • , Frank J. Mazzotti
  • , Ashley Pearcy
  • , Steven G. Platt
  • , Matthew H. Shirley
  • , Marisa Tellez
  • , Jan van der Ploeg
  • , Grahame Webb
  • , Rom Whitaker
  • , Bruce L. Webber

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)936-959
Number of pages24
JournalBiological Reviews
Volume95
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2020

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Keywords

  • alligator
  • apex predator
  • conservation value
  • crocodile
  • cross-ecosystem linkage
  • ecological indicator
  • ecosystem engineer
  • freshwater ecosystem
  • keystone species

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