Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Use prescribed fire after tree planting Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	4	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to remove invasive plant species Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire: effect on understory plants Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	37	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire: effects on mature trees Action Link	Likely to be ineffective or harmful	16	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire: effects on young trees Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	17	Synopsis Link
Use rotational grazing to restore oak savannas Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use selective thinning after restoration planting Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use shading for planted trees Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use shelterwood harvest instead of clearcutting Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	3	Synopsis Link
Use shelterwood harvesting Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	8	Synopsis Link
Use signs to prevent fire Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use soil disturbance to enhance germination (excluding scarification or ploughing) Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Use soil scarification or ploughing to enhance germination Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	9	Synopsis Link
Use summer instead of winter harvesting Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use thinning followed by prescribed fire Action Link	Unlikely to be beneficial	7	Synopsis Link
Use tree guards or shelters to protect planted trees Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Use vegetation removal together with mechanical disturbance to the soil Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	3	Synopsis Link
Use weed mats to protect planted trees Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use wire fences within grazing areas to exclude livestock from specific forest sections Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	12	Synopsis Link
Use wire fencing to exclude large native herbivores Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	13	Synopsis Link
Water plants to preserve dry tropical forest species Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Water seedlings Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link

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