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Add mulch to control grass and sow seed

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Add mulch to control grass and sow seed Synopsis Link

Cut/mow, rotovate and sow seeds to control grass

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Cut/mow, rotovate and sow seeds to control grass Synopsis Link

Cut bracken and rotovate

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Cut bracken and rotovate Synopsis Link

Use herbicide and remove leaf litter to control bracken

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Use herbicide and remove leaf litter to control bracken Synopsis Link

Use fences to exclude large herbivores

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Use fences to exclude large herbivores Synopsis Link

Remove leaf litter

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Remove leaf litter Synopsis Link

Add sulphur to soil

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Add sulphur to soil Synopsis Link

Add mulch and fertilizer to soil

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Add mulch and fertilizer to soil Synopsis Link

Add manure to soil

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Add manure to soil Synopsis Link

Irrigate degraded shrublands

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Irrigate degraded shrublands Synopsis Link

Sow seeds and plant individual plants

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Sow seeds and plant individual plants Synopsis Link

Build bird perches to encourage colonisation by plants

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Build bird perches to encourage colonisation by plants Synopsis Link

Add mulch and fertilizer to soil (alongside planting/seeding)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Add mulch and fertilizer to soil (alongside planting/seeding) Synopsis Link

Add gypsum to soil (alongside planting/seeding)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Add gypsum to soil (alongside planting/seeding) Synopsis Link

Plant seed balls

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Plant seed balls Synopsis Link

Plant/seed under established vegetation

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Plant/seed under established vegetation Synopsis Link

Plant shrubs in clusters

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Plant shrubs in clusters Synopsis Link

Increase number of livestock and use prescribed burning to control trees

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Increase number of livestock and use prescribed burning to control trees Synopsis Link

Cut and use prescribed burning to control grass

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Cut and use prescribed burning to control grass Synopsis Link

Use herbicide and prescribed burning to control grass

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Use herbicide and prescribed burning to control grass Synopsis Link

Use ‘bracken bruiser’ to control bracken

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Use ‘bracken bruiser’ to control bracken Synopsis Link

Disturb vegetation

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Disturb vegetation Synopsis Link

Add topsoil (alongside planting/seeding)

Action Link 		Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) 1 Add topsoil (alongside planting/seeding) Synopsis Link

Remove residential or commercial development

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Remove residential or commercial development Synopsis Link

Maintain/create habitat corridors in developed areas

Action Link 		No evidence found (no assessment) 0 Maintain/create habitat corridors in developed areas Synopsis Link
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Shrubland and Heathland Conservation

Shrubland and Heathland Conservation - Published 2017

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