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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Amphibians: Provide visual barriers for territorial species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide refuges during crop harvesting or mowing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Asian clams: Drain the invaded water body Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Use prescribed burning to mimic natural fire cycle Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Amphibians: Manipulate adult density within the enclosure Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use 1% barley in wheat crops for corn buntings Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Asian clams: Exposure to parasites Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Use prescribed burning to reduce potential for large wild fires Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restrict use of rodent poisons on farmland with high secondary poisoning risk Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Create corn bunting plots Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Asian clams: Exposure to disease-causing organisms Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Cut strips of shrubland vegetation to reduce the spread of fire Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Increase crop diversity for mammals Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use new crop types to benefit wildlife (such as perennial cereal crops) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage short-rotation coppice to benefit wildlife (includes 8 m rides) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Asian clams: Change pH of the water Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Maintain rush pastures Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Amphibians: Vary food provision to reflect seasonal availability in the wild Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant brassica fodder crops (grazed in situ) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Amphibians: Formulate adult diet to reflect nutritional composition of wild foods Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Retain riparian buffer strips during timber harvest Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 0 |
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Amphibians: Supplement diets with vitamins/ calcium fed to prey (e.g. prey gut loading) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Maintain traditional farm buildings Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Amphibians: Supplement diets with vitamins/ calcium applied to food (e.g. dusting prey) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Provide bat boxes, bat grilles, improvements to roosts Action 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.