Actions to conserve biodiversity
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Reduce adverse habitat alterations by excluding problematic aquatic species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use buffer zones to reduce the impact of invasive plant control Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant new hedges Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Reduce nest ectoparasites by providing beneficial nesting material Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use false brood parasite eggs to discourage brood parasitism Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Alter artificial nest sites to discourage brood parasitism Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use copper strips to exclude snails from nests Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Relocate birds following oil spills Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Mark nests during harvest Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 1 |
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Relocate nests at harvest time to reduce nestling mortality Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Control scrub on farmland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use repellents to deter birds from landing on pools polluted by mining Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Take field corners out of management Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Reduce conflict by deterring birds from taking crops using repellents Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Provide food for vultures to reduce mortality from diclofenac Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Increase crop diversity to benefit birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Reduce chemical inputs in permanent grassland management Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant more than one crop per field (intercropping) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use lime to reduce acidification in lakes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Turn off lights to reduce mortality from artificial lights Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Shield lights to reduce mortality from artificial lights Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use flashing lights to reduce mortality from artificial lights Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Plant cereals in wide-spaced rows Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 1 |
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Water nesting mounds to increase incubation success in malleefowl Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Replace nesting substrate following severe weather Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Bird Conservation - Published 2013
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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.