Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Use signs and access restrictions to reduce disturbance Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use shielded “full cut-off” lights to remove outwards lighting Action Link	Awaiting assessment	1	Synopsis Link
Use shelterwood harvesting instead of clearcutting Action Link	Awaiting assessment	3	Synopsis Link
Use selective or reduced impact logging instead of conventional logging Action Link	Awaiting assessment	4	Synopsis Link
Use rotational mowing Action Link	Awaiting assessment	10	Synopsis Link
Use rotational grazing Action Link	Evidence not assessed	6	Synopsis Link
Use rotational burning Action Link	Evidence not assessed	17	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance in grasslands or other open habitats Action Link	Evidence not assessed	13	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance in forests Action Link	Evidence not assessed	5	Synopsis Link
Use patch retention harvesting instead of clearcutting Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use motor bar mowers rather than rotary mowers Action Link	Awaiting assessment	2	Synopsis Link
Use mixed stocking Action Link	Awaiting assessment	3	Synopsis Link
Use low intensity lighting Action Link	Awaiting assessment	1	Synopsis Link
Use leave-tree harvesting instead of clearcutting Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use infrastructure to reduce vehicle collision risk along roads Action Link	Awaiting assessment	1	Synopsis Link
Use glazing treatments to reduce light spill from inside lit buildings Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use genetically modified crops which produce pesticide to replace conventional pesticide application Action Link	Awaiting assessment	1	Synopsis Link
Use fire suppression/control Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use fencing to reduce pesticide and nutrient run-off into margins, waterways and ponds Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use education programmes and local engagement to reduce persecution or exploitation of species Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use ‘warmer’ (red/yellow) lighting rather than other lighting colours Action Link	Evidence not assessed	5	Synopsis Link
Undersow spring cereals, with clover for example Action Link	Awaiting assessment	2	Synopsis Link
Translocate to re-establish populations in known or believed former range Action Link	Evidence not assessed	16	Synopsis Link
Translocate to establish populations outside of known range Action Link	Evidence not assessed	4	Synopsis Link
Thin trees within forests Action Link	Evidence not assessed	6	Synopsis Link

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