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