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

R Somaweera, J Nifong, A Rosenblatt… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐bodied predators are well represented among the world's threatened and
endangered species. A significant body of literature shows that in terrestrial and marine …

Synopsis of global fresh and brackish water occurrences of the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes, 1839 (Pisces: Carcharhinidae), with comments on …

P Gausmann - … Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History, 2021 - BioOne
The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes, 1839) is a large, primarily coastally
distributed shark famous for its ability to penetrate far into freshwater bodies in tropical …

Sea-level rise and the emergence of a keystone grazer alter the geomorphic evolution and ecology of southeast US salt marshes

SM Crotty, C Ortals, TM Pettengill… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Keystone species have large ecological effects relative to their abundance and have been
identified in many ecosystems. However, global change is pervasively altering …

Energetic connectivity of diverse elasmobranch populations–implications for ecological resilience

ON Shipley, P Matich, NE Hussey… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding the factors shaping patterns of ecological resilience is critical for mitigating
the loss of global biodiversity. Throughout aquatic environments, highly mobile predators …

Individual variation in ontogenetic niche shifts in habitat use and movement patterns of a large estuarine predator (Carcharhinus leucas)

P Matich, MR Heithaus - Oecologia, 2015 - Springer
Ontogenetic niche shifts are common among animals, yet most studies only investigate
niche shifts at the population level, which may overlook considerable differences among …

Ecological niche partitioning within a large predator guild in a nutrient‐limited estuary

P Matich, JS Ault, RE Boucek, DR Bryan… - Limnology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Within oligotrophic ecosystems, resource limitations coupled with interspecific variation in
morphology, physiology, and life history traits may lead to niche partitioning among species …

Landscape transformation alters functional diversity in coastal seascapes

CJ Henderson, BL Gilby, TA Schlacher… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The ecological impacts of landscape modification and urbanisation have transformed the
composition of plant and animal assemblages, and altered the condition of ecosystems …

Coral reef pinnacles act as ecological magnets for the abundance, diversity and biomass of predatory fishes

BJ Cresswell, GF Galbraith, HB Harrison… - Marine Ecology …, 2023 - int-res.com
Predation is a key ecological process regulating the structure and diversity of biological
communities, yet predators do not exist homogeneously in nature. Coral reefs possess …

Size, sex and individual‐level behaviour drive intrapopulation variation in cross‐ecosystem foraging of a top‐predator

JC Nifong, CA Layman… - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐bodied, top‐predators are often highly mobile, with the potential to provide important
linkages between spatially distinct food webs. What biological factors contribute to variation …

Dredging transforms the seafloor and enhances functional diversity in urban seascapes

HP Borland, BL Gilby, CJ Henderson… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Landscape modification alters the condition of ecosystems and the complexity of terrain, with
consequences for animal assemblages and ecosystem functioning. In coastal seascapes …