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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Cut and apply herbicide to control bracken Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut and burn bracken Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut and use prescribed burning to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut bracken and rotovate Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut strips of shrubland vegetation to reduce the spread of fire Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut to control bracken Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 8 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut trees and apply herbicide Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut trees and increase livestock numbers Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut trees and remove leaf litter Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut trees and remove tree seedlings Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut trees and use prescribed burning Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 3 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut/mow and rotovate to control grass Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | 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 | |
Disturb topsoil Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Disturb vegetation Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Improve connectivity between areas of shrubland to allow species movements and habitat shifts in response to climate change Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase livestock numbers to control bracken Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase number of livestock Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 13 | Synopsis Link | |
Increase number of livestock and use prescribed burning to control trees Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Irrigate degraded shrublands Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Legally protect habitat around shrubland Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link |
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Shrubland and Heathland Conservation - Published 2017
Shrubland and Heathland synopsis
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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.