TY - BOOK ID - 104765530 TI - What works in conservation 2017 AU - Nancy Ockendon AU - Sutherland, William J. PY - 2017 SN - 9781783743100 9781783743117 1783743107 1783743115 9781783743124 1783743123 9781783743094 9781783743087 1783743085 1783743085 1783743093 2821883951 PB - Open Book Publishers DB - UniCat KW - Habitat conservation. KW - bats KW - conservation KW - practical intervention KW - birds KW - soil fertility KW - forests KW - farmland KW - invasive species KW - Animal diversity conservation KW - DiversiteĢ animale KW - Conservation KW - Biodiversity conservation KW - Nature conservation. KW - Government policy. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:104765530 AB - 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, bat and birds, conservation of European farmland biodiversity and some aspects of enhancing natural pest control and enhancing soil fertility. The 2017 edition contains a new chapter covering conservation of forests, and an extended chapter on 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. ER -