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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Control mammalian predators on islands for seabirds Action Link |
Beneficial | 18 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for burrow-nesting seabirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 14 |
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Provide calcium supplements to increase survival or reproductive success Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 13 |
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Use decoys to attract birds to safe areas Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 |
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Physically protect nests with individual exclosures/barriers or provide shelters for chicks of waders Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 12 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for ground and tree-nesting seabirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 |
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Use signs and access restrictions to reduce disturbance at nest sites Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 |
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Use vocalisations to attract birds to safe areas Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 |
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Control avian predators on islands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 |
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Use aversive conditioning to reduce nest predation by avian predators Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 7 |
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Reduce inter-specific competition for nest sites of ground nesting seabirds by removing competitor species Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 7 |
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Provide supplementary food for gulls, terns and skuas to increase reproductive success Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Restore or create coastal and intertidal wetlands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Protect bird nests using electric fencing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 |
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Remove vegetation to create nesting areas Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 6 |
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Control or remove habitat-altering mammals Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 |
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Treat wetlands with herbicide Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 4 |
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Restore or create shrubland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 |
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Physically protect nests with individual exclosures/barriers or provide shelters for chicks of ground nesting seabirds Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Can nest protection increase nest abandonment? Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 4 |
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Physically protect nests from predators using non-electric fencing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for divers/loons Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 |
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Provide artificial nesting sites for wildfowl using artificial/floating islands Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 3 |
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Provide nesting habitat for birds that is safe from extreme weather Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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Foster eggs or chicks of waders with wild conspecifics Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 |
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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.