DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1c59zw429
title: Data from: Microreserves are an important tool for amphibian conservation

description: Initiatives to protect 30% of Earth by 2030 prompt evaluation of how to
 efficiently target shortcomings in the global protected area (PA) network.
 Focusing on amphibians, the most vulnerable vertebrate class, we
 illustrate the conservation value of microreserves, a term we employ here
 to refer to reserves of &lt;10 km2. We report that the network
 continues to under-represent threatened amphibians and that, despite this
 clear shortcoming in land-based conservation, the creation of PAs
 protecting amphibians slowed after 2010. By proving something previously
 assumed–that amphibians generally have smaller ranges than other
 terrestrial vertebrates–we demonstrate that microreserves could protect a
 substantial portion of many amphibian ranges, particularly threatened
 species. We find existing microreserves are capable of hosting an
 amphibian species richness similar to PAs 1,000–10,00X larger, and we show
 that amphibians' high beta diversity means that microreserves added
 to a growing PA network cover amphibian species 1.5—6x faster than larger
 size categories. We propose that stemming global biodiversity loss
 requires that we seriously consider the conservation potential of
 microreserves, using them to capture small-range endemics that may
 otherwise be omitted from the PA network entirely.
description: # Data for "Small is big: Microreserves are an important tool for
 amphibian conservation" We include here all datasets derived from
 publicly available data, used as input in the scripts we have provided in
 association with the referenced publication. We also include a Spanish
 language translation of the dataset. ## Description of the data and file
 structure. Data columns are explained only if used in
 subsequent analysis.  * GARD_extraReptiles.csv : reptiles assessed by GARD
 not already present in the IUCN database * Species: binomial for reptile
 species * Area: distribution area in m^2 * label: "reptiles"
 (the taxon), for merging with the larger set of range data * category:
 "NA" (the IUCN status), for merging with the larger set of range
 data * All_taxa_ranges.csv : reptile, mammal, and bird range sizes,
 alongside their IUCN redlist status * label: the taxon * binomial:
 binomial for each species * category: IUCN redlist status of each species
 (DD, LC, VU, etc.) * Area: distribution area in m^2, except birds which is
 presented in km^2 * Bird_IUCNstatus.csv : IUCN status for bird species *
 binomial: binomial for each species * category: IUCN redlist category of
 each species (DD, LC, VU, etc.) * Amphibians_w_ranges.csv : amphibian
 range sizes * binomial: binomial for each species * citation: source for
 the shapefile from which area is derived * class: class for each species *
 order: order for each species * family: family for each species * genus:
 genus for each species * species: species for each species * Area:
 distribution area in m^2 * All_Amphibia with WDPA one to many.csv : which
 amphibian species are present in each protected area * binomial: binomial
 for each species * WDPA_PID: World Database of Protected Areas PA ID
 number (WDPA PID) * Species+Continent+Hemisphere.csv : which amphibian
 species are present in each global country * binomial: binomial for each
 species * CONTINENT: Continent in which each species occurs * NAME_EN:
 Country in which each species occurs * All_Amphibia_Country_Hemi2.csv : 
 which amphibian species are present in each global region (as we use in
 Figure 5) * binomial: binomial for each species * CONTINENT: Global
 regional grouping (as we use in Figure 5) * WDPA_all.csv : which protected
 area is in each global region (as we use in Figure 5) * WDPA_PID: World
 Database of Protected Areas PA ID number (WDPA PID) * CONTINENT: Global
 regional grouping (as we use in Figure 5) * Terrestrial 1 with
 Country_centroid_data.csv / Terrestrial 0 with Country_centroid_data.csv
 / Coastal with Country_centroid_data.csv  / Terrestrial 2 with
 Country_centroid_data.csv : centroid coordinates for each protected area *
 A script to derive these centroids is included in the github, but we do
 not provide them here to protect species of conservation concern. The
 shapefiles can be requested from the entities below.  * AWebStatus.csv :
 IUCN protected area status for amphibian species, as curated by
 AmphibiaWeb * binomial: binomial for each species * AWiucn: IUCN redlist
 status for each species as curated by AmphibiaWeb ## Sharing/Access
 information Data was processed after derivation from the following
 sources: *
 [https://amphibiaweb.org/](https://amphibiaweb.org/https://www.protectedplanet.net/en) * [https://www.protectedplanet.net/en](https://amphibiaweb.org/https://www.protectedplanet.net/en) * [https://www.birdlife.org/](https://www.birdlife.org/) * [https://www.iucnredlist.org/](https://www.iucnredlist.org/) * [http://www.gardinitiative.org/](http://www.gardinitiative.org/)