What works in conservation, 2015 / / edited by William J. Sutherland [and three others].

• Author: Nancy Ockendon
• TeilnehmendeR: Sutherland, William J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, England : : Open Book Publishers,, 2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (374 pages) :; illustrations (some color)

This book provides an assessment of the effectiveness of 648 conservation interventions based on summarized scientific evidence. Chapters cover the practical global conservation of amphibians, bats and birds, conservation of European farmland biodiversity and some aspects of enhancing natural pest control, enhancing soil fertility and control of freshwater invasives. It contains key results from the summarized evidence for each conservation intervention and an assessment of the effectiveness of each by international expert panels. The accompanying website www.conservationevidence.com describes each of the studies individually and provides full references.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who is What Works in Conservation for? -- The Conservation Evidence project -- Which conservation interventions are included? -- How we review the literature -- What does What Works in Conservation include? -- Expert assessment of the evidence -- Categorization of interventions -- How to use What Works in Conservation -- 1. AMPHIBIAN CONSERVATION -- 1.1 Threat: Residential and commercial development -- 1.2 Threat: Agriculture -- 1.2.1 Engage farmers and other volunteers -- 1.2.2 Terrestrial habitat management -- 1.2.3 Aquatic habitat management -- 1.3 Threat: Energy production and mining -- 1.4 Threat: Transportation and service corridors -- 1.5 Threat: Biological resource use -- 1.5.1 Hunting and collecting terrestrial animals -- 1.5.2 Logging and wood harvesting -- 1.6 Threat: Human intrusions and disturbance -- 1.7 Threat: Natural system modifications -- 1.8 Threat: Invasive and other problematic species -- 1.8.1 Reduce predation by other species -- 1.8.2 Reduce competition with other species -- 1.8.3 Reduce adverse habitat alteration by other species -- 1.8.4 Reduce parasitism and disease - chytridiomycosis -- 1.8.5 Reduce parasitism and disease - ranaviruses -- 1.9 Threat: Pollution -- 1.9.1 Agricultural pollution -- 1.9.2 Industrial pollution -- 1.10 Threat: Climate change and severe weather -- 1.11 Habitat protection -- 1.12 Habitat restoration and creation -- 1.12.1 Terrestrial habitat -- 1.12.2 Aquatic habitat -- 1.13 Species management -- 1.13.1 Translocate amphibians -- 1.13.2 Captive breeding, rearing and releases -- 1.14 Education and awareness raising -- 2. BAT CONSERVATION -- 2.1 Threat: Residential and commercial development -- 2.2 Threat: Agriculture -- 2.2.1 Land use change -- 2.2.2 Intensive farming -- 2.3 Threat: Energy production - wind turbines -- 2.4 Threat: Energy production - mining.

2.5 Threat: Transportation and service corridors -- 2.6 Threat: Biological resource use -- 2.6.1 Hunting -- 2.6.2 Guano harvesting -- 2.6.3 Logging and wood harvesting -- 2.7 Threat: Human disturbance - caving and tourism -- 2.8 Threat: Natural system modification - natural fire and fire suppression -- 2.9 Threat: Invasive species -- 2.9.1 Invasive species -- 2.9.2 White-nose syndrome -- 2.10 Threat: Pollution -- 2.10.1 Domestic and urban waste water -- 2.10.2 Agricultural and forestry effluents -- 2.10.3 Light and noise pollution -- 2.10.4 Timber treatments -- 2.11 Providing artificial roost structures for bats -- 2.12 Education and awareness raising -- 3. BIRD CONSERVATION -- 3.1 Habitat protection -- 3.2 Education and awareness raising -- 3.3 Threat: Residential and commercial development -- 3.4 Threat: Agriculture -- 3.4.1 All farming systems -- 3.4.2 Arable farming -- 3.4.3 Livestock farming -- 3.4.4 Perennial, non-timber crops -- 3.4.5 Aquaculture -- 3.5 Threat: Energy production and mining -- 3.6 Threat: Transportation and service corridors -- 3.6.1 Verges and airports -- 3.6.2 Power lines and electricity pylons -- 3.7 Threat: Biological resource use -- 3.7.1 Reducing exploitation and conflict -- 3.7.2 Reducing fisheries bycatch -- 3.8 Threat: Human intrusions and disturbance -- 3.9 Threat: Natural system modifications -- 3.10 Habitat restoration and creation -- 3.11 Threat: Invasive alien and other problematic species -- 3.11.1 Reduce predation by other species -- 3.11.2 Reduce incidental mortality during predator eradication or control -- 3.11.3 Reduce nest predation by excluding predators from nests or nesting areas -- 3.11.4 Reduce mortality by reducing hunting ability or changing predator behaviour -- 3.11.5 Reduce competition with other species for food and nest sites -- 3.11.6 Reduce adverse habitat alteration by other species.

3.11.7 Reduce parasitism and disease -- 3.11.8 Reduce detrimental impacts of other problematic species -- 3.12 Threat: Pollution -- 3.12.1 Industrial pollution -- 3.12.2 Agricultural pollution -- 3.12.3 Air-borne pollutants -- 3.12.4 Excess energy -- 3.13 Threat: Climate change, extreme weather and geological events -- 3.14 General responses to small/declining populations -- 3.14.1 Inducing breeding, rehabilitation and egg removal -- 3.14.2 Provide artificial nesting sites -- 3.14.3 Foster chicks in the wild -- 3.14.4 Provide supplementary food -- 3.14.5 Translocations -- 3.15 Captive breeding, rearing and releases (ex situ conservation) -- 3.15.1 Captive breeding -- 3.15.2 Release captive-bred individuals -- 4. FARMLAND CONSERVATION -- 4.1 All farming systems -- 4.2 Arable farming -- 4.3 Perennial (non-timber) crops -- 4.4 Livestock farming -- 4.5 Threat: Residential and commercial development -- 4.6 Threat: Agri-chemicals -- 4.7 Threat: Transport and service corridors -- 4.8 Threat: Hunting and trapping (for pest control, food or sport) -- 4.9 Threat: Natural system modification -- 4.10 Threat: Invasive and other problematic species -- 4.11 Threat: Education and awareness -- 5. SOME ASPECTS OF CONTROL OF FRESHWATER INVASIVE SPECIES -- 5.1 Threat: Invasive amphibians -- 5.1.1 American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeiana -- 5.2 Threat: Invasive crustaceans -- 5.2.1 Procambarus spp. crayfish -- 6. SOME ASPECTS OF ENHANCING NATURAL PEST CONTROL -- 6.1 Reducing agricultural pollution -- 6.2 All farming systems -- 6.3 Arable farming -- 6.4 Perennial farming -- 6.5 Livestock farming and pasture -- 7. ENHANCING SOIL FERTILITY -- 7.1 Reducing agricultural pollution -- 7.2 All farming systems -- 7.3 Arable farming -- 7.4 Livestock and pasture farming.