Amphibian Habitat Management Handbook

Amphibian Habitat Management Handbook

John Baker, Trevor Beebee, John Buckley, Tony Gent and David Orchard (2011). Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Bournemouth.ISBN: 978-0-9566717-1

There are seven amphibians native to Great Britain. Five of these are widespread; great crested newt, smooth newt, palmate newt, common toad and common frog. Of these, the great crested newt and common toad are Biodiversity Action Plan priorities. There are two rare amphibians; the natterjack toad and the northern pool frog. The natterjack is a conservation priority and a habitat specialist with very different ecological requirements to the other native amphibians. Hence a section of the handbook is dedicated to this species. The pool frog is currently subject to a reintroduction project and is not covered by the current handbook.

The Amphibian Habitat Management Handbook is a resource for a range of users including conservation professionals and interested volunteers.

The Amphibian Habitat Management Handbook was part-funded by KRAG, Northumbrian Water and Wesex Water and produced in conjunction with the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Widespread Species Project, funded by The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.

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Copies of the handbook are available from Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, 655A Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 4AP, 01202 391319 (Â£3.00 to cover postage and handling, bulk orders to be negotiated enquiries@arc-trust.org).

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The handbook is also available to download in PDF format. ARC will be sending copies to the main habitat management organisations and hope to organise a series of training courses to promote the handbook's main messages in the future.

You can download the entire Handbook (3.31Mb) by clicking on the link immediately below.

Full Amphibian Habitat Management Handbook

Alternatively each section of the handbook can be accessed from the links below:-

Summary - AHMH Cover, Contents and Summary
Chapter 1 - AHMH Introduction
Chapter 2 - AHMH British Amphibians
Chapter 3 - AHMH Legislation and Policy
Chapter 4 - AHMH Pond Creation
Chapter 5 - AHMH Pond Restoration
Chapter 6 - AHMH Other Pond Species
Chapter 7 - AHMH Disease and Mortality
Chapter 8 - AHMH Terrestrial Habitat
Chapter 9 - AHMH Landscape Ecology
Chapter 10 - AHMH Specific Habitats
Chapter 11 - AHMH Natterjack Toad
Chapter 12 - AHMH Reintroduction
Chapter 13 - AHMH Further Reading