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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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Floating pennywort: Use of liquid nitrogen

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Floating pennywort: Use of liquid nitrogen Synopsis Link

Floating pennywort: Use of hydrogen peroxide

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 1 Floating pennywort: Use of hydrogen peroxide Synopsis Link

Floating pennywort: Public education

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Floating pennywort: Public education Synopsis Link

Floating pennywort: Physical removal

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Floating pennywort: Physical removal Synopsis Link

Floating pennywort: Flame treatment

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 1 Floating pennywort: Flame treatment Synopsis Link

Floating pennywort: Excavation of banks

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Floating pennywort: Excavation of banks Synopsis Link

Floating pennywort: Environmental control (e.g. shading, reduced flow, reduction of rooting depth, or dredging)

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Floating pennywort: Environmental control (e.g. shading, reduced flow, reduction of rooting depth, or dredging) Synopsis Link

Floating pennywort: Combination treatment using herbicides and physical removal

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Floating pennywort: Combination treatment using herbicides and physical removal Synopsis Link

Floating pennywort: Chemical control using herbicides

Action Link 		Beneficial 1 Floating pennywort: Chemical control using herbicides Synopsis Link

Floating pennywort: Biological control using native herbivores

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Floating pennywort: Biological control using native herbivores Synopsis Link

Floating pennywort: Biological control using fungal-based herbicides

Action Link 		Awaiting assessment 0 Floating pennywort: Biological control using fungal-based herbicides Synopsis Link

Floating pennywort: Biological control using co-evolved, host specific herbivores

Action Link 		Unlikely to be beneficial 1 Floating pennywort: Biological control using co-evolved, host specific herbivores Synopsis Link

Fit vehicles with ultrasonic warning devices

Action Link 		Evidence not assessed 3 Fit vehicles with ultrasonic warning devices Synopsis Link

Fit one or more soft, semi-rigid, or rigid grids or frames to trawl nets and use square mesh instead of a diamond mesh at the codend

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Fit one or more soft, semi-rigid, or rigid grids or frames to trawl nets and use square mesh instead of a diamond mesh at the codend Synopsis Link

Fit one or more soft, semi-rigid, or rigid grids or frames to trawl nets

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 2 Fit one or more soft, semi-rigid, or rigid grids or frames to trawl nets Synopsis Link

Fit one or more soft, semi-rigid, or rigid grids or frames on pots and traps

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Fit one or more soft, semi-rigid, or rigid grids or frames on pots and traps Synopsis Link

Fit one or more soft, semi-rigid, or rigid grids or frames and increase the mesh size of pots and traps

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Fit one or more soft, semi-rigid, or rigid grids or frames and increase the mesh size of pots and traps Synopsis Link

Fit one or more mesh escape panels/windows to trawl nets and use a square mesh instead of a diamond mesh codend

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Fit one or more mesh escape panels/windows to trawl nets and use a square mesh instead of a diamond mesh codend Synopsis Link

Fit one or more mesh escape panels/windows to trawl nets

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 5 Fit one or more mesh escape panels/windows to trawl nets Synopsis Link

Fit one or more mesh escape panels/windows on pots and traps

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Fit one or more mesh escape panels/windows on pots and traps Synopsis Link

Fit one or more mesh escape panels/windows and one or more soft, rigid or semi-rigid grids or frames to trawl nets

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Fit one or more mesh escape panels/windows and one or more soft, rigid or semi-rigid grids or frames to trawl nets Synopsis Link

Fit livestock with protective collars to reduce risk of predation by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Fit livestock with protective collars to reduce risk of predation by mammals to reduce human-wildlife conflict Synopsis Link

Fit a funnel (such as a sievenet) or other escape devices on shrimp/prawn trawl nets

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Fit a funnel (such as a sievenet) or other escape devices on shrimp/prawn trawl nets Synopsis Link

Fill/block ditches to create conditions suitable for peatland plants (without planting)

Action Link 		Likely to be beneficial 3 Fill/block ditches to create conditions suitable for peatland plants (without planting) Synopsis Link

Fertilize artificial grasslands

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 4 Fertilize artificial grasslands Synopsis Link
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