Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

3890 Actions found

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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
Use grazing to remove invasive plant species Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use green engineering techniques on artificial structures - Cover subsea cables with artificial reefs Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use green engineering techniques on artificial structures - Cover subsea cables with materials that encourage the accumulation of natural sediments Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use green engineering techniques on artificial structures - Modify rock dump to make it more similar to natural substrate Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use greentree reservoir management Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use group-selection harvesting Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	9	Synopsis Link
Use guardian animals (e.g. dogs, llamas, donkeys) bonded to livestock to deter predators to reduce human-wildlife conflict Action Link	Beneficial	12	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide and grazing to control bracken Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide and prescribed burning to control grass Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide and remove leaf litter to control bracken Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide and sow seed of shrubland plants to control bracken Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide to control bracken Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	8	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide to control grass Action Link	Unlikely to be beneficial	9	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide to control problematic plants Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide to control problematic plants: brackish/saline swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide to control problematic plants: brackish/salt marshes Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	7	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide to control problematic plants: freshwater marshes Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	17	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide to control problematic plants: freshwater swamps Action Link	Trade-off between benefit and harms	4	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide 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: brackish/salt marshes 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: freshwater swamps Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use herbicides after tree planting Action Link	Unlikely to be beneficial	4	Synopsis Link
Use herbicides to control invasive plant species Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use herbicides to control mid-storey or ground vegetation Action Link	Likely to be ineffective or harmful	5	Synopsis Link

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