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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Action | Effectiveness | Studies | Category | |
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Apply herbicide to mid- and understorey vegetation Action Link |
Likely to be ineffective or harmful | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Burn shrublands to reduce impacts of pollutants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut and use prescribed burning to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut trees and use prescribed burning Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Employ grazing in natural grasslands Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 12 | Synopsis Link | |
Employ grazing in non-grassland habitats Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase number of livestock and use prescribed burning to control trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Manually control or remove midstorey and ground-level vegetation (including mowing, chaining, cutting etc) in forests Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Mow or cut natural grasslands Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 6 | Synopsis Link | |
Mow shrubland to reduce impacts of pollutants Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Protect nest sites from competitors Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial nesting sites for songbirds Action Link |
Beneficial | 65 | Synopsis Link | |
Provide artificial nesting sites for woodpeckers Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 11 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove coarse woody debris from forests Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove understorey vegetation in forest Action Link |
Unlikely to be beneficial | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Replace non-native species of tree/shrub Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Sow native grass and forbs Action Link |
Evidence not assessed | 50 | Synopsis Link | |
Thin trees within forests Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 14 | Synopsis Link | |
Translocate woodpeckers Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 7 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed burning Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed burning Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 37 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed burning in combination with grazing Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed burning in combination with herbicide application Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed burning in combination with vegetation cutting Action Link |
Awaiting assessment | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed burning on Australian sclerophyll forest Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | 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.