Severe wildfires promoted by climate change negatively impact forest amphibian metacommunities

Changes to the extent and severity of wildfires driven by anthropogenic climate change are predicted to have compounding negative consequences for ecological communities. While there is evidence of severe weather events such as drought impacting amphibian communities, the effects of wildfire on such communities are not well understood. There is likely a differential influence of wildfire on amphibian communities and species. However, no previous research has identified commonalities among the amphibians at most risk from wildfire, limiting conservation initiatives in the aftermath of severe wildfire. We aimed to investigate the impacts of the unprecedented 2019-2020 black summer bushfires on Australian forest amphibian communities.