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Donald A. Croll

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
59
Citations
12386
World Ranking
2437
National Ranking
862

Donald A. Croll publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donald A. Croll sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 138 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Donald A. Croll D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donald A. Croll sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Donald A. Croll is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions to the subfields of Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, and Genetics.

Their work extensively covers topics related to Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine animal studies overview, Marine and fisheries research, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Turtle Biology and Conservation.

Donald A. Croll has contributed to several recent scientific papers, including:

  • The global contribution of invasive vertebrate eradication as a key island restoration tool, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Field courses narrow demographic achievement gaps in ecology and evolutionary biology, 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology, 2022, Science Advances
  • Framework for assessing and mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy development on marine birds, 2022, Biological Conservation
  • Indirect effects of invasive rat removal result in recovery of island rocky intertidal community structure, 2021, Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Bernie R. Tershy
  • Kelly M. Zilliacus
  • Melissa R. Cronin
  • Felipe Galván-Magaña
  • Marta D. Palacios

Common venues for their publications are:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Birds of the World
  • Ecology and Evolution

Best Publications

  • Severity of the Effects of Invasive Rats on Seabirds: A Global Review

    Holly P. Jones;Bernie R. Tershy;Erika S. Zavaleta;Donald A. Croll

  • Introduced Predators Transform Subarctic Islands from Grassland to Tundra

    D. A. Croll;J. L. Maron;J. A. Estes;J. A. Estes;E. M. Danner

  • Invasive mammal eradication on islands results in substantial conservation gains

    Holly P. Jones;Nick D. Holmes;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Bernie R. Tershy

  • From wind to whales: trophic links in a coastal upwelling system

    Donald A. Croll;Baldo Marinovic;Scott Benson;Francisco P. Chavez

  • Sink or swim: strategies for cost-efficient diving by marine mammals.

    Terrie M. Williams;R. W. Davis;Lee A Fuiman;J. Francis

  • Only male fin whales sing loud songs

    Donald A. Croll;Christopher W. Clark;Alejandro Acevedo;Bernie Tershy

  • An integrated approch to the foraging ecology of marine birds and mammals

    Donald A. Croll;Bernie R. Tershy;Roger P. Hewitt;David A. Demer

  • The Importance of Islands for the Protection of Biological and Linguistic Diversity

    Bernie R. Tershy;Kuo-Wei Shen;Kelly M. Newton;Nick D. Holmes

  • Foraging Behavior and Physiological Adaptation for Diving in Thick-Billed Murres

    Donald A. Croll;Anthony J. Gaston;Alan E. Burger;Daniel Konnoff

  • Blue whale habitat and prey in the California Channel Islands

    Paul C. Fiedler;Stephen B. Reilly;Roger P. Hewitt;David Demer

  • Globally threatened vertebrates on islands with invasive species

    Dena R. Spatz;Kelly M. Zilliacus;Nick D. Holmes;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Stuart H. M. Butchart

  • The diving behavior of blue and fin whales: is dive duration shorter than expected based on oxygen stores?

    Donald A Croll;Alejandro Acevedo-Gutiérrez;Bernie R Tershy;Jorge Urbán-Ramı́rez

  • AN INTRODUCED PREDATOR ALTERS ALEUTIAN ISLAND PLANT COMMUNITIES BY THWARTING NUTRIENT SUBSIDIES

    John L. Maron;James A. Estes;Donald A. Croll;Eric M. Danner

  • High feeding costs limit dive time in the largest whales.

    A. Acevedo-Gutiérrez;A. Acevedo-Gutiérrez;D. A. Croll;B. R. Tershy

  • Foraging behavior of humpback whales: kinematic and respiratory patterns suggest a high cost for a lunge.

    Jeremy A. Goldbogen;John Calambokidis;Donald A. Croll;James T. Harvey

  • Vulnerabilities and fisheries impacts: The uncertain future of manta and devil rays

    Donald A. Croll;Heidi Dewar;Nicholas K. Dulvy;Daniel Fernando

  • Changes in the cetacean assemblage of a coastal upwelling ecosystem during El Niño 1997–98 and La Niña 1999

    Scott R Benson;Donald A Croll;Baldo B Marinovic;Francisco P Chavez

  • Comparison of light- and SST-based geolocation with satellite telemetry in free-ranging albatrosses

    Scott A. Shaffer;Yann Tremblay;Jill A. Awkerman;R. William Henry

  • Effect of anthropogenic low-frequency noise on the foraging ecology of Balaenoptera whales

    Donald A. Croll;Christopher W. Clark;John Calambokidis;William T. Ellison

  • Mutualism Disruption Threatens Global Plant Biodiversity: A Systematic Review.

    Clare E. Aslan;Erika S. Zavaleta;Bernie Tershy;Donald Croll

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernie R. Tershy
Bernie R. Tershy University of California, Santa Cruz
Stuart H. M. Butchart
Stuart H. M. Butchart BirdLife international, UK
Erika S. Zavaleta
Erika S. Zavaleta University of California, Santa Cruz
Daniel P. Costa
Daniel P. Costa University of California, Santa Cruz
Francisco P. Chavez
Francisco P. Chavez Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
William J. Sydeman
William J. Sydeman Farallon Institute
Holly P. Jones
Holly P. Jones Northern Illinois University
Terrie M. Williams
Terrie M. Williams University of California, Santa Cruz
Felipe Galván-Magaña
Felipe Galván-Magaña Instituto Politécnico Nacional
John Calambokidis
John Calambokidis Washington University in St. Louis

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