Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

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We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.

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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Convert or revert arable land to permanent grassland Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	8	Synopsis Link
Create beetle banks Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	24	Synopsis Link
Create corn bunting plots Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Create rotational grass or clover leys Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	3	Synopsis Link
Create skylark plots Action Link	Beneficial	11	Synopsis Link
Implement 'mosaic management', a Dutch agri-environment option Action Link	Evidence not assessed	2	Synopsis Link
Increase crop diversity Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	4	Synopsis Link
Leave cultivated, uncropped margins or plots (includes 'lapwing plots') Action Link	Beneficial	20	Synopsis Link
Leave overwinter stubbles Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	20	Synopsis Link
Leave unharvested cereal headlands in arable fields Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Plant cereals in wide-spaced rows Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	5	Synopsis Link
Plant crops in spring rather than autumn Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	9	Synopsis Link
Plant more than one crop per field (intercropping) Action Link	Evidence not assessed	5	Synopsis Link
Plant nettle strips Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Reduce tillage Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	46	Synopsis Link
Sow rare or declining arable weeds Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Take field corners out of management Action Link	Evidence not assessed	1	Synopsis Link
Undersow spring cereals, with clover for example Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	18	Synopsis Link
Use 1% barley in wheat crops for corn buntings Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use new crop types to benefit wildlife (such as perennial cereal crops) Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link

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