Evidence-based amphibian conservation : a case study on toad tunnels

Schmidt, Benedikt R.; Brenneisen, Stephan; Zumbach, Silvia

doi:10.1655/0018-0831-76.2.228

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Evidence-based amphibian conservation : a case study on toad tunnels
Authors:	Schmidt, Benedikt R. Brenneisen, Stephan Zumbach, Silvia
et. al:	Yes
DOI:	10.1655/0018-0831-76.2.228
Published in:	Herpetologica
Volume(Issue):	76
Issue:	2
Page(s):	228
Pages to:	239
Issue Date:	23-Jun-2020
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	BioOne
ISSN:	0018-0831 1938-5099
Language:	English
Subjects:	Amphibian tunnels; Conservation action; Road mortality; Population growth
Subject (DDC):	333: Economics of land and resources 590: Animals (Zoology)
Abstract:	Although the search for the drivers of amphibian declines continues, there is a need to implement conservation actions. Conservation science usually does not deliver clear answers about which conservation actions are most effective and which ones should be implemented. Furthermore, results often cannot be used directly by conservationists. Given that resources are limited, there is a need to know which conservation actions and management interventions are most likely to succeed. The goal of evidence-based conservation is to assess the effectiveness of conservation actions qualitatively and quantitatively, and comparative effectiveness studies are a powerful tool to evaluate different conservation actions. We use a case study on toad tunnels to discuss the benefits and limitations of comparative effectiveness studies. Although we show that wider tunnels are used by a higher proportion of individuals, the strength of evidence for effects of other characteristics of amphibian tunnels on tunnel use was weak. Despite some equivocal results, our case study illustrates that the approach can readily be used to study the effectiveness of conservation actions and to derive recommendations for conservationists and managers that can be used directly to improve future conservation interventions.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/21343
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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Schmidt, B. R., Brenneisen, S., & Zumbach, S. (2020). Evidence-based amphibian conservation : a case study on toad tunnels. Herpetologica, 76(2), 228–239. https://doi.org/10.1655/0018-0831-76.2.228

Schmidt, B.R., Brenneisen, S. and Zumbach, S. (2020) ‘Evidence-based amphibian conservation : a case study on toad tunnels’, Herpetologica, 76(2), pp. 228–239. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1655/0018-0831-76.2.228.

B. R. Schmidt, S. Brenneisen, and S. Zumbach, “Evidence-based amphibian conservation : a case study on toad tunnels,” Herpetologica, vol. 76, no. 2, pp. 228–239, Jun. 2020, doi: 10.1655/0018-0831-76.2.228.

SCHMIDT, Benedikt R., Stephan BRENNEISEN und Silvia ZUMBACH, 2020. Evidence-based amphibian conservation : a case study on toad tunnels. Herpetologica. 23 Juni 2020. Bd. 76, Nr. 2, S. 228–239. DOI 10.1655/0018-0831-76.2.228

Schmidt, Benedikt R., Stephan Brenneisen, and Silvia Zumbach. 2020. “Evidence-Based Amphibian Conservation : A Case Study on Toad Tunnels.” Herpetologica 76 (2): 228–39. https://doi.org/10.1655/0018-0831-76.2.228.

Schmidt, Benedikt R., et al. “Evidence-Based Amphibian Conservation : A Case Study on Toad Tunnels.” Herpetologica, vol. 76, no. 2, June 2020, pp. 228–39, https://doi.org/10.1655/0018-0831-76.2.228.