Lake World principle
Lessons from Lake Oku Clawed Frog
Guard the small lake.
Single-Crater Aquatic Life
Core lesson
A small lake can hold an entire world if nothing breaks its balance.
Biological basis
Lake Oku Clawed Frogs are restricted to Lake Oku in Cameroon and live fully aquatic lives in a very limited mountain lake habitat.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
Habitat dependenceSmall worldsAquatic lifeRarityConservation