Amphibian Conservation Review for Canada with Risk and Threat Analysis

68% of amphibians in Canada are listed at risk, requiring conservation interventions. This 2024 review synthesizes literature from the past 10–15 years across five themes: conservation planning, threat management, population monitoring, ex-situ techniques, and genomics. It was authored by Sara L. Ashpole and published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Identify data gaps for amphibian conservation planning based on the review's five thematic schemes.
• Assess the impact of threats like habitat loss and climate change based on the synthesis of recent literature.
• Evaluate the application of genetic tools and eDNA analyses for biodiversity monitoring as described in the document.
• Inform Indigenous-led environmental projects by incorporating the identified need for diverse perspectives and 'ways of knowing'.

Strengths

• Cites a specific statistic: 68% of amphibians in Canada are listed at risk.
• Synthesizes literature from a defined period: the past ~10–15 years.
• Structured around five concrete thematic schemes for analysis.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 129.5 KB PDF document; its scope is limited to a review article rather than primary data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Literature review and synthesis.

Time Range

Past ~10–15 years (as of 2024).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 11:06:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada