03196 am 22005053u 450 991021385270332120210430165416.01-78374-311-51-78374-310-7(CKB)3710000001139583(MiAaPQ)EBC4831157(EXLCZ)99371000000113958320200114h20172017 uy 0engurc|#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWhat works in conservation 2017 /edited by William J. Sutherland [and three others]New expanded and updated edition.Cambridge, UK :Open Book Publishers,2017.©20171 online resource (404 pages) illustrations; digital file(s)Conservation evidencePrevious edition: 2015.Print version (hardback): 978178374309 Print version (paperback): 9781783743087 Introduction --1. Amphibian conservation --2. Bat conservation --3. Bird conservation --4. Farmland conservation --5. Forest conservation --6. Some aspects of control of freshwater invasive species --7. Some aspects of enhancing natural pest control --8. Enhancing soil fertility."Is leaving headlands in fields unsprayed beneficial for wildlife? Is paying farmers to cover the costs of bird conservation measures effective? Is using prescribed fire beneficial for young trees in forests? Does translocating frogs benefit wild populations? Is providing artificial roost structures for bats beneficial? What Works in Conservation has been created to provide practitioners with answers to these and many other questions about practical conservation. This book provides an assessment of the effectiveness of 763 conservation interventions based on summarized scientific evidence. Chapters cover the practical global conservation of amphibians, bats, birds and forests, conservation of European farmland biodiversity and some aspects of enhancing natural pest control, enhancing soil fertility and control of freshwater invasive species. 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. This is the second edition of What Works in Conservation, which is revised on an annual basis. It will also available online as a free-to-download PDF at www.conservationevidence.com."--Publisher's website.What works in conservation ;2.Biodiversity conservationGovernment policyNature conservationElectronic books.Biodiversity conservationGovernment policy.Nature conservation.333.7Sutherland William J.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQUkMaJRUBOOK9910213852703321What works in conservation 20172255985UNINA