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
Fit a size-sorting escape grid (rigid or flexible) to a prawn/shrimp trawl net Action Link	Awaiting assessment	30	Synopsis Link
Release captive-bred individuals to re-establish or boost populations in native range Action Link	Beneficial	31	Synopsis Link
Use holding pens at release site prior to release of captive-bred mammals Action Link	Beneficial	31	Synopsis Link
Install culverts or tunnels as road crossings Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	32	Synopsis Link
Pay farmers to cover the costs of conservation measures (as in agri-environment schemes or conservation incentives) Action Link	Evidence not assessed	32	Synopsis Link
Use acoustic devices on fishing gear Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	33	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for songbirds to increase adult survival Action Link	Beneficial	34	Synopsis Link
Captive breeding frogs Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	34	Synopsis Link
Use holding pens at release site prior to release of translocated mammals Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	35	Synopsis Link
Rewet peatland (raise water table) Action Link	Beneficial	36	Synopsis Link
Provide supplementary food for songbirds to increase reproductive success Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	37	Synopsis Link
Thin trees within forests: effects on understory plants Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	37	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire: effect on understory plants Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	37	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed burning Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	37	Synopsis Link
Reduce management intensity on permanent grasslands (several interventions at once) Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	38	Synopsis Link
Fit mesh escape panels/windows to a trawl net Action Link	Awaiting assessment	38	Synopsis Link
Plant wild bird seed or cover mixture Action Link	Beneficial	40	Synopsis Link
Soil: Use no tillage in arable fields Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	40	Synopsis Link
Soil: Use reduced tillage in arable fields Action Link	Beneficial	40	Synopsis Link
Use a larger mesh size Action Link	Awaiting assessment	42	Synopsis Link
Provide bat boxes for roosting bats Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	44	Synopsis Link
Provide artificial nest sites for solitary bees Action Link	Awaiting assessment	45	Synopsis Link
Other biodiversity: Exclude grazers Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	45	Synopsis Link
Reduce tillage Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	46	Synopsis Link
Reduce fertilizer, pesticide or herbicide use generally Action Link	Beneficial	47	Synopsis Link

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