Exploratory analysis for complex-life-cycle amphibians: Revealing complex forest-reproductive effort relationships using redundancy analysis

► CLC amphibians require multiple habitats; drivers of their breeding effort are complex. ► These reproductive drivers may be poorly reflected in predictive models. ► Using a novel exploratory method, we found additional complexity related to breeding effort. ► We suggest considering secondary drivers revealed by multivariate techniques along with parsimonious models. ► This may be a valuable approach to identify wetland and forest variables to monitor as environmental conditions change.