Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

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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 real-time automated tools on board vessels to detect mammals and allow vessel course or speed to be altered Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use real-time automated tools at renewable energy sites to detect marine and freshwater mammals and allow operations to be stopped or modified Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use raptor models to deter birds and so reduce incidental mortality Action Link	Unlikely to be beneficial	1	Synopsis Link
Use puppets to increase the survival or growth of hand-reared chicks Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire: effects on young trees Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	17	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire: effects on mature trees Action Link	Likely to be ineffective or harmful	16	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire: effect on understory plants Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	37	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to remove invasive plant species Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater swamps Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater marshes Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	15	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	10	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/saline swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance in grasslands or other open habitats Action Link	Evidence not assessed	13	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance in forests Action Link	Evidence not assessed	5	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to control problematic plants: freshwater swamps Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to control problematic plants: freshwater marshes Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	4	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to control problematic plants: brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	4	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to control problematic plants: brackish/saline swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to control problematic plants Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	6	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire or modifications to burning regime in grassland Action Link	Likely to be ineffective or harmful	3	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire or modifications to burning regime in forests Action Link	Likely to be ineffective or harmful	18	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire after tree planting Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	4	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed burning: Wetland Action Link	Awaiting assessment	2	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed burning: Grassland & shrubland Action Link	Awaiting assessment	14	Synopsis Link

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