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

doi:10.1111/brv.12594

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

Biology

CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, Australia Telescope National Facility
University of Western Australia
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Environment and Science
Tshwane University of Technology
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
University of Queensland
Instituto Nacional da Pesquisas da Amazônia
Aarhus University
Wildlife Conservation Society-Myanmar Program
Florida International University
Crocodile Research Coalition
University of Wollongong
Wildlife Management International Pty Limited
Charles Darwin University
The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust & Centre for Herpetology
Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	936-959
Number of pages	24
Journal	Biological Reviews
Volume	95
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12594
State	Published - 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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Somaweera, R., Nifong, J., Rosenblatt, A., Brien, M. L., Combrink, X., Elsey, R. M., Grigg, G., Magnusson, W. E., Mazzotti, F. J., Pearcy, A., Platt, S. G., Shirley, M. H., Tellez, M., van der Ploeg, J., Webb, G., Whitaker, R., & Webber, B. L. (2020). The ecological importance of crocodylians: towards evidence-based justification for their conservation. Biological Reviews, 95(4), 936-959. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12594

Somaweera, R, Nifong, J, Rosenblatt, A, Brien, ML, Combrink, X, Elsey, RM, Grigg, G, Magnusson, WE, Mazzotti, FJ, Pearcy, A, Platt, SG, Shirley, MH, Tellez, M, van der Ploeg, J, Webb, G, Whitaker, R & Webber, BL 2020, 'The ecological importance of crocodylians: towards evidence-based justification for their conservation', Biological Reviews, vol. 95, no. 4, pp. 936-959. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12594

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