Eco-engineering Hopes for Amphibians

In Eco-engineering hopes for amphibians' future the BBC have reported on a paper published for the Journal of Applied Ecology entitled Engineering a future for amphibians under climate change.

Summary

Altered global climates in the 21st century pose serious threats for biological systems and practical actions are needed to mount a response for species at risk.

We identify management actions from across the world and from diverse disciplines that are applicable to minimizing loss of amphibian biodiversity under climate change. Actions were grouped under three thematic areas of intervention:

1. installation of microclimate and microhabitat refuges;
2. enhancement and restoration of breeding sites; and
3. manipulation of hydroperiod or water levels at breeding sites.