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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Manage silviculture practices in plantations Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Manage grazing regime Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 |
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Manage ditches Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 2 |
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Manage cutting regime Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 0 |
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Maintain or restore hedges Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Maintain ephemeral ponds Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Legal protection of species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 |
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Leave standing deadwood/snags in forests Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Leave coarse woody debris in forests Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 7 |
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Install culverts or tunnels as road crossings Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 32 |
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Install barrier fencing along roads Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 10 |
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Immunize amphibians against chytridiomycosis infection Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Head-start amphibians for release Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 25 |
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Harvest groups of trees instead of clearcutting Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 5 |
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Freeze sperm or eggs for future use Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 10 |
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Exclude fish with barriers Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Exclude domestic animals or wild hogs by fencing Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 5 |
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Engage volunteers to collect amphibian data (citizen science) Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Engage landowners and other volunteers to manage land for amphibians Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 8 |
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Encourage aquatic plant growth as refuge against fish predation Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Deepen, de-silt or re-profile ponds Action Link |
Beneficial | 9 |
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Deepen ponds to prevent desiccation Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 0 |
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Create wetland Action Link |
Beneficial | 15 |
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Create walls or barriers to exclude pollutants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Create refuges Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Amphibian Conservation - Published 2014
Amphibian Synopsis
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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.