Habitat degradation and fragmentation are major drivers of amphibian declines. The loss of environmental features that allow for movement between water sources may be particularly detrimental for amphibians in arid environments. Climate changes will increase the importance of microhabitats to amphibians. Enhancing areas to facilitate movement may be a necessary conservation strategy for many animal species that depend on wetlands, including federally threatened Chiricahua leopard frogs (Lithobates chiricahuensis). Habitat preferences of this frog species are not well understood. We sought to better understand fine‐scale habitat selection, to inform conservation of Chiricahua leopard frogs.

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濒临灭绝的两栖动物的栖息地选择

栖息地的退化和破碎是两栖动物数量下降的主要驱动力。允许在水源之间移动的环境特征的损失对于干旱环境中的两栖动物尤其有害。气候变化将增加微生境对两栖动物的重要性。对于许多依赖湿地的动物，包括受到联邦威胁的奇里卡瓦豹蛙（Lithobates chiricahuensis），增强区域的活动性可能是必要的保护策略。人们对这种青蛙的栖息地偏好还没有很好的了解。我们试图更好地了解栖息地的精细选择，以保护Chiricahua豹蛙。