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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Sterilize equipment when moving between amphibian sites Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Use gloves to handle amphibians Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Use temperature treatment to reduce chytridiomycosis infection Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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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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Provide education programmes about amphibians Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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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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Use herbicides to control mid-storey or ground vegetation Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 5 |
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Legal protection of species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 |
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Manage grazing regime Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 |
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Mechanically remove mid-storey or ground vegetation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Modify gully pots and kerbs Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 |
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Change mowing regime Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Use humans to assist migrating amphibians across roads Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Protect brownfield or ex-industrial sites Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Restrict herbicide, fungicide and pesticide use on and around ponds on golf courses Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage cutting regime Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 0 |
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Reduce tillage Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Maintain or restore hedges Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Plant new hedges Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Manage silviculture practices in plantations Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 0 |
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Use amphibians sustainably Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Commercially breed amphibians for the pet trade Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Use signs and access restrictions to reduce disturbance Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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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.