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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Angle windows to reduce collisions by birds Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Amphibians: Vary water flow/speed of artificial streams in enclosures for torrent breeding species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Amphibians: Vary quality or quantity (UV% or gradients) of enclosure lighting to simulate seasonal changes in the wild Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Amphibians: Vary food provision to reflect seasonal availability in the wild Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Amphibians: Vary enclosure temperature to simulate seasonal changes in the wild Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Amphibians: Vary enclosure humidity to simulate seasonal changes in the wild using humidifiers, foggers/misters or artificial rain Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Amphibians: Vary duration of enclosure lighting to simulate seasonal changes in the wild Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Amphibians: Vary artificial rainfall to simulate seasonal changes in the wild Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Amphibians: Use hormone treatment to induce sperm and egg release Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 17 |
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Amphibians: Use artificial fertilization in captive breeding Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 4 |
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Amphibians: Use artificial cloning from frozen or fresh tissue Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Amphibians: Supplement diets with vitamins/ calcium fed to prey (e.g. prey gut loading) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Amphibians: Supplement diets with vitamins/ calcium applied to food (e.g. dusting prey) Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Amphibians: Supplement diets with carotenoids (including for colouration) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Amphibians: Simulate rainfall using sound recordings of rain and/or thunderstorms Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Amphibians: Separate sexes in non-breeding periods Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Amphibians: Provide visual barriers for territorial species Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 |
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Amphibians: Provide particular plants as breeding areas or egg laying sites Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Amphibians: Provide particular enclosure furniture for calling sites, breeding areas or egg laying sites Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Amphibians: Provide natural substrate for species which do not breed in water (e.g. burrowing/tunnel breeders) Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Amphibians: Provide multiple egg laying sites within an enclosure Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Amphibians: Provide artificial aquifers for species which breed in upwelling springs Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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Amphibians: Play recordings of breeding calls to simulate breeding season in the wild Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 |
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Amphibians: Manipulate temperature of enclosure to improve development or survival to adulthood Action Link |
Trade-off between benefit and harms | 4 |
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Amphibians: Manipulate sex ratio within the enclosure Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 |
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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.