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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Cut/mow and rotovate to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/mow herbaceous plants to maintain or restore disturbance Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 14 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/mow herbaceous plants to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/mow herbaceous plants to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 20 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/mow shrubland to control trees Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/mow to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/mow to control grass and sow seed of shrubland plants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/mow, rotovate and sow seeds to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/remove/thin forest plantations Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/remove/thin forest plantations and rewet peat Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/remove/thin forest plantations: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/remove/thin forest plantations: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/remove/thin forest plantations: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/remove/thin forest plantations: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Decontaminate clothing and equipment after entering caves to reduce the spread of the white-nose syndrome pathogen Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Decrease the circumference or diameter of the codend of a trawl net Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Deepen ponds to prevent desiccation Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Deepen, de-silt or re-profile ponds Action Link |
Beneficial | 9 | Synopsis Link | |
Delay cutting or first grazing date on grasslands to create variation in sward height Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Delay haying/mowing Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Delay herbicide use Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Delay mowing or first grazing date on pasture or grassland Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Delay mowing or first grazing date on pasture or grassland Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Delay or cease operations if marine and freshwater mammals are detected within a specified zone Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Demarcate and enforce boundaries of protected areas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link |
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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.