Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

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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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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Use thinning followed by prescribed fire Action Link	Unlikely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Use temperature treatment to reduce chytridiomycosis infection Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	5	Synopsis Link
Use techniques to increase the survival of species after capture Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	2	Synopsis Link
Use taste-aversion to reduce predation of livestock by mammals to deter human-wildlife conflict Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	9	Synopsis Link
Use target species scent to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use target species distress calls or signals to deter crop damage by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	5	Synopsis Link
Use supplements Action Link	Awaiting assessment	3	Synopsis Link
Use supplementary feeding to reduce predation Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Use summer instead of winter harvesting Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use streamer lines to reduce seabird bycatch on longlines Action Link	Beneficial	16	Synopsis Link
Use stiffened materials or increase tension of fishing gear Action Link	Evidence not assessed	1	Synopsis Link
Use sterile individuals in aquaculture systems using non-native species Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use stabilisation material that can be more easily recovered at decommissioning stage Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use species from more than one level of a food web in aquaculture systems Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use soil scarification or ploughing to enhance germination Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	9	Synopsis Link
Use soil disturbance to enhance germination (excluding scarification or ploughing) Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Use snakeskin to deter mammalian nest predators Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use sinking lines instead of floating lines Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use signs to prevent fire Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use signs or access restrictions to reduce disturbance to mammals Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	1	Synopsis Link
Use signs and access restrictions to reduce disturbance at nest sites Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	10	Synopsis Link
Use signs and access restrictions to reduce disturbance Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use signs and access restrictions to reduce disturbance Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use signage to warn motorists Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use shelterwood harvesting instead of clearcutting Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	5	Synopsis Link

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What Works in Conservation provides expert assessments of the effectiveness of actions, based on summarised evidence, in synopses. Subjects covered so far include amphibians, birds, terrestrial mammals, forests, peatland and control of freshwater invasive species. More are in progress.

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