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 large trees/shrubs to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut large trees/shrubs to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Cut large trees/shrubs to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use grazing to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use grazing to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Use grazing to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use grazing to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 15 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 10 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use herbicide to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use herbicide to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use herbicide to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater swamps Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use herbicide to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove plant litter: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove plant litter: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove plant litter: freshwater swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Remove plant litter: brackish/saline swamps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce frequency of cutting/mowing: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce frequency of cutting/mowing: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce intensity of cutting/mowing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of cutting/mowing: freshwater marshes Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 4 | Synopsis Link | |
Change season/timing of cutting/mowing: brackish/salt marshes Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Reduce frequency of prescribed burning Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link |
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Marsh and Swamp Conservation - Published 2021
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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.