Actions to conserve biodiversity
We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.
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Use cutting/mowing to mimic grazing Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Use cutting/mowing to control problematic herbaceous plants: freshwater swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use cutting/mowing to control problematic herbaceous plants: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Use cutting/mowing to control problematic herbaceous plants: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use cutting/mowing to control problematic herbaceous plants: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use cutting/mowing to control problematic herbaceous plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Use cutting to control problematic large trees/shrubs: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use cutting to control problematic large trees/shrubs: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use cutting to control problematic large trees/shrubs: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use cutting to control problematic large trees/shrubs: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use cutting to control problematic large trees/shrubs Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use crop rotation in potato farming systems Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Use crop rotation Action Link |
Beneficial | 14 | Synopsis Link | |
Use covers/barriers to control problematic plants: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use covers/barriers to control problematic plants: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use covers/barriers to control problematic plants: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use covers/barriers to control problematic plants: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use covers/barriers to control problematic plants Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use copper strips to exclude snails from nests Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use cooling towers instead of once-through cooling systems Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use conditioned taste aversion to reduce human-wildlife conflict in non-residential sites Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use conditioned taste aversion to prevent non-target species from entering traps Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use conditioned taste aversion to prevent carnivorous reptiles from eating toxic invasive cane toads Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use coloured baits to reduce accidental mortality during predator control Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Use collar-mounted devices to reduce predation by domestic animals Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 2 | Synopsis Link |
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What are 'Individual studies' and 'Actions'?
Individual studies
An individual study is a summary of a specific scientific study, usually taken from a scientific journal, but also from other resources such as reports. It tells you the background context, the action(s) taken and their consequences.
If you want more detail please look at the original reference.
Actions
Each action page focuses on a particular action you could take to benefit wildlife or ecosystems.
It contains brief (150-200 word) descriptions of relevant studies (context, action(s) taken and their consequences) and one or more key messages.
Key messages show the extent and main conclusions of the available evidence. Using links within key messages, you can look at the paragraphs describing each study to get more detail. Each paragraph allows you to assess the quality of the evidence and how relevant it is to your situation.
Where we found no evidence, we have been unable to assess whether or not an intervention is effective or has any harmful impacts.