Conservation Evidence: Evidence Data

3689 Actions found

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Action	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Use different planting or seeding methods Action Link	Unlikely to be beneficial	5	Synopsis Link
Control inter-specific competition for food through exclusion (e.g. fences) or translocation Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use herbicide to control problematic plants Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Retain wetlands Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Modify bats roosts to reduce negative impacts of one bat species on another Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Remove topsoil that has had fertilizer added to mimic low nutrient soil Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use bindings to keep trawl nets closed until they have sunk below the water surface Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: freshwater swamps Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link
Add surface mulch before/after planting non-woody plants: freshwater wetlands Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Remove derelict fishing gear from reptiles found entangled Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Implement multi-species management strategies Action Link	Awaiting assessment	0	Synopsis Link
Provide artificial nesting sites for parrots Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	11	Synopsis Link
Combine trap and repellent crops in a push-pull system Action Link	Beneficial	10	Synopsis Link
Translocate bats Action Link	Likely to be ineffective or harmful	2	Synopsis Link
Implement birth control to stabilize primate community/population size Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Introduce an organism to control problematic plants Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Retain native forest and woodland Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Manage vegetation using livestock grazing Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	6	Synopsis Link
Use stiffened materials or increase tension of fishing gear Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Use prescribed fire to maintain or restore disturbance: brackish/saline swamps Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Add surface mulch before/after planting non-woody plants: brackish/saline wetlands Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	1	Synopsis Link
Improve treatment standards of sewage and wastewater Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Implement multi-year or long-term management strategies Action Link	Awaiting assessment	1	Synopsis Link
Manage perennial bioenergy crops to benefit wildlife Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Provide artificial nesting sites for songbirds Action Link	Beneficial	65	Synopsis Link

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