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Geremy Cliff is affiliated with the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a notable number of publications addressing nature and landscape conservation, ecology, aquatic science, global and planetary change, and atmospheric science.

Their work encompasses various topics within marine and aquatic biology, including ichthyology and marine biology, fish ecology and management studies, fish biology and ecology, marine animal studies overview, marine and fisheries research, isotope analysis in ecology, and arctic and antarctic ice dynamics.

Geremy Cliff has authored several recent papers spanning diverse areas within marine science and ecology. These include:

  • "Are you really what you eat? Stomach content analysis and stable isotope ratios do not uniformly estimate dietary niche characteristics in three marine predators," 2020, published in Oecologia
  • "Organ weights of three dolphin species (Sousa chinensis, Tursiops aduncus and Delphinus capensis) from South Africa: implications for ecological adaptation?" 2023, in The journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • "The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic superpredator: Inferences from 3D modeling," 2022, in Science Advances
  • "Long-term catch trends and risk assessment of the Critically Endangered white-spotted wedgefish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) from South Africa," 2020, in Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • "From rivers to ocean basins: The role of ocean barriers and philopatry in the genetic structuring of a cosmopolitan coastal predator," 2023, in Ecology and Evolution

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Geremy Cliff include:

  • Ryan Daly
  • GL Jordaan
  • BQ Mann
  • Stephanie Plön
  • D. Stott Parker

Geremy Cliff has published extensively in several venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • African Journal of Marine Science
  • The journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • Biological Conservation
  • Oecologia

Best Publications

  • Rescaling the trophic structure of marine food webs

    Nigel E. Hussey;M. Aaron MacNeil;Bailey C. McMeans;Jill A. Olin

  • Sex-biased dispersal of great white sharks

    Amanda T. Pardini;Catherine S. Jones;Leslie R. Noble;Brian R. Kreiser;Brian R. Kreiser

  • Sharks caught in the protective gill nets off Natal, South Africa. 4. The bull shark Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes

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  • Isotopic composition of recent shark teeth as a proxy for environmental conditions

    T.W Vennemann;E Hegner;G Cliff;G.W Benz

  • Sharks caught in the protective gill nets off Natal, South Africa. 2. The great white shark Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus)

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  • Stable isotope profiles of large marine predators: Viable indicators of trophic position, diet, and movement in sharks?

    Nigel E. Hussey;Sheldon F. J. Dudley;Ian D. Mccarthy;Geremy Cliff

  • Size-Based Analysis of Diet and Trophic Position of the White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, in South African Waters

    Nigel Hussey;Heather McCann;Geremy Cliff;Sheldon Dudley

  • Age and growth determination of the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, from the east coast of South Africa

    Sabine P. Wintner;Geremy Cliff;Natal Sharks

  • Reducing the environmental impact of shark-control programs: a case study from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Geremy Cliff;Sheldon F. J. Dudley

  • Maternal investment and size-specific reproductive output in carcharhinid sharks

    Nigel E. Hussey;Sabine P. Wintner;Sheldon F. J. Dudley;Geremy Cliff

  • Recent strandings and sightings of whale sharks in South Africa

    Lynnath E. Beckley;Geremy Cliff;Malcolm J. Smale;Leonard J.V. Compagno

  • Protection against shark attack in South Africa, 1952-90

    G Cliff;Sfj Dudley

  • Sharks caught in the protective gill nets off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 10. The dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur 1818)

    Sfj Dudley;G Cliff;MP Zungu;MJ Smale

  • Shark predation on Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus off Natal, South Africa

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  • Spatial and seasonal distribution patterns of juvenile and adult raggedtooth sharks (Carcharias taurus) tagged off the east coast of South Africa

    M. L. Dicken;A. J. Booth;M. J. Smale;G. Cliff

  • Diet and trophic ecology of the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) from South African waters.

    Matthew L. Dicken;Nigel E. Hussey;Heather M. Christiansen;Malcolm J. Smale

  • Influence of the annual sardine run on catches of large sharks in the protective gillnets off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and the occurrence of sardine in shark diet

    S Fj Dudley;G Cliff

  • Sharks caught in the protective gill nets off Natal, South Africa. 1. The sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo)

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  • Global versus local causes and health implications of high mercury concentrations in sharks from the east coast of South Africa.

    Melissa A. McKinney;Kylie Dean;Nigel E. Hussey;Geremy Cliff

  • Large sharks and plastic debris in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Geremy Cliff;Sheldon F. J. Dudley;Peter G. Ryan;Neil Singleton

  • Molecular systematics and global phylogeography of angel sharks (genus Squatina)

    Björn Stelbrink;Thomas von Rintelen;Geremy Cliff;Jürgen Kriwet

  • Future Research Directions on the “Elusive” White Shark

    Charlie Huveneers;Kirin Apps;Edgar E. Becerril-García;Barry Bruce

  • Some effects of shark nets in the Natal nearshore environment

    Sheldon F.J Dudley;Geremy Cliff

  • Age and growth determination of the blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus, from the east coast of South Africa

    S. P. Wintner;G. Cliff

  • Aerial census of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) on the northern KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa

    Geremy Cliff;Michael D. Anderson-Reade;Andrew P. Aitken;Graeme E. Charter

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel E. Hussey
Nigel E. Hussey University of Windsor
Aaron T. Fisk
Aaron T. Fisk University of Windsor
Anthony J. Richardson
Anthony J. Richardson University of Queensland
M. Aaron MacNeil
M. Aaron MacNeil Dalhousie University
Charlie Huveneers
Charlie Huveneers Flinders University
Malcolm P. Francis
Malcolm P. Francis National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Scarla J. Weeks
Scarla J. Weeks University of Queensland
Michael B. Bennett
Michael B. Bennett University of Queensland
Steven E. Campana
Steven E. Campana University of Iceland
Neville Pillay
Neville Pillay University of the Witwatersrand

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