conservation-biology-guide
Apply conservation biology methods, databases, and assessment tools
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill conservation-biology-guide --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Conservation Biology Guide A skill for conducting conservation biology research, covering species assessment methods, habitat modeling, population viability analysis, key biodiversity databases, and frameworks for conservation prioritization. ## Species Assessment and Red List ### IUCN Red List Categories ``` Extinction Risk Categories (from highest to lowest): EX - Extinct EW - Extinct in the Wild CR - Critically Endangered EN - Endangered VU - Vulnerable NT - Near Threatened LC - Least Concern DD - Data Deficient NE - Not Evaluated Classification criteria (any one triggers the category): A: Population size reduction B: Geographic range (extent of occurrence, area of occupancy) C: Small population size and decline D: Very small or restricted population E: Quantitative extinction probability analysis ``` ### Querying the IUCN API ```python import os import json import urllib.request def get_species_assessment(species_name: str) -> dict: """ Retrieve IUCN Red List assessment for a species. Args: species_name: Scientific name (e.g., 'Panthera tigris') """ api_token = os.environ["IUCN_API_TOKEN"] encoded_name = urllib.parse.quote(species_name) url = f"https://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/a
- Species Assessment and Red List
- IUCN Red List Categories
- Querying the IUCN API
- Habitat Modeling
- Species Distribution Models (SDMs)
- Population Viability Analysis (PVA)
- Estimating Extinction Risk
- Key Databases
- Biodiversity Data Sources
- Conservation Prioritization
- Frameworks for Decision-Making
- Reporting Conservation Research
What does the conservation-biology-guide skill do?
Apply conservation biology methods, databases, and assessment tools
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill conservation-biology-guide --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, a repository with 3,244 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.