Collaboration for Environmental Evidence - Systematic Review Library

The Library of Completed Systematic Reviews

Click on titles to have access to each individual review dedicated webpage where you will find the full review, finalised protocol, summary, policy briefs and other information.

In the table below, the reviews are classified by chronological order (most recent first). Please use the search tools (right column) or type a keyword or author's name in the Google search bar above to find for a specific review based on other criteria.

Systematic reviews

What is the impact of "liming" of streams and rivers on the abundance and diversity of fish and invertebrate populations?
Mant, R., Jones, D., Reynolds, B., Ormerod, S. & Pullin, A.S. 2011
CEE review 09-015. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR76.html

What are the effects of wooded riparian zones on stream temperature and stream biota?
Bowler, D., Hannah, D., Orr, H., Bussell, J. & Pullin, A.S. 2011
CEE review 08-008. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR45.html

Are (re-)introductions an effective way of mitigating against plant extinctions?
Dalrymple, S.E., Stewart, G.B. & Pullin, A.S. 2011
CEE review 07-008. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR32.html

Have spring restoration projects in the southwestern United States been effective in restoring hydrology, geomporphology, and invertebrates and plant species composition comparable to natural springs with minimal anthropogenic disturbance?
Stacey, C.J., Springer, A.E. & Stevens, L.E. 2011
CEE review 10-002. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR87.html

What is the evidence that scarcity and shocks in freshwater resources cause conflict instead of promoting collaboration?
Johnson, V., Fitzpatrick, I., Floyd, R. & Simms, A. 2011
CEE review 10-010. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR10010.html

Does seeding after severe forest fires in western USA mitigate impacts on soil and plant communities?
Peppin, D. Fulé, P., Beyers, J., Sieg, C., Hunter, M. 2011
CEE review 08-023. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR60.html

Are woodland key habitats biodiversity hotspots in boreal forests?
Timonen, J., Gustafsson L., Kotiaho, J.S., Mönkkönen M.2011
CEE review 09-020. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR81.html

Do landscape matrix features affect species movement?
Eycott, A., Watts, K., Brandt, G., Buyung-Ali, L., Bowler, D., Stewart, G. & Pullin, A.S. 2010
CEE review 08-006. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR43.html

How do thinning and burning treatments in southwestern conifer forests in the United States affect wildlife distribution, abundance, and population performance?
Kalies, E., Covington, W. Chambers, C. & Rosenstock, S. 2010
CEE review 09-005. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR66.html

What is the impact of public access on the breeding success of ground-nesting and cliff-nesting birds?
Showler, D.A., Stewart, G.B., Sutherland,W.J. & Pullin, A.S. 2010
CEE review 05-010. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR16.html

How do draining and re-wetting affect carbon stores and greenhouse gas fluxes in peat soils ?
Bussell, J., Jones, D.L., Healey, J.R. & Pullin, A. 2010
CEE review 08-012. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR49.html

Is translocation of problematic jaguars (Panthera onca) an effective strategy to resolve human-predator conflicts?
Isasi-Catalá, E. 2010
CEE review 08-018. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR55.html

Is predator control an effective strategy for enhancing bird populations?
Smith, R.K., Pullin, A.S., Stewart, G.B. & Sutherland, W.J. 2010
CEE review 08-001. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR38.html

The importance of nature for health: is there a specific benefit of contact with green space?
Bowler, D., Buyung-Ali, L., Knight, T. & Pullin, A.S. 2010
CEE review 08-003. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR40.html

What are the mechanisms of regeneration post-disturbance in tropical dry forest?
McDonald, M. A., McLaren, K. P., and Newton, A. C. 2010
CEE review 07-013. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR37.html

How effective is ‘greening’ of urban areas in reducing human exposure to ground level ozone concentrations, UV exposure and the ‘urban heat island effect’?
Bowler, D., Buyung-Ali, L., Knight, T. & Pullin, A.S. 2010
CEE review 08-004. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR41.html

The evidence base for community forest management as a mechanism for supplying global environmental benefits and improving local welfare
Bowler, D.E., Buyung-Ali, L.M., Healey, J.R., Jones, J.P.G., Knight, T. & Pullin, A.S. 2010
CEE review 08-011. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR48.html

The effect of local cultural context on community-based conservation interventions: evaluating ecological, economic, attitudinal and behavioural outcomes.
Waylen, K. A., Fischer, A., McGowan, P J.K., Thirgood, S. J., and Milner-Gulland, E.J. 2010
CEE review 09-019. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR80.html

Are mammal and bird populations declining in the proximity of roads and other infrastructure?
Benítez-López, A., Alkemade, R. & Verweij, P.A. 2010
CEE review 09-007. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR68.html

Do tree plantations support higher species richness and abundance than pasture lands?
Felton, A., Knight, E., Wood, J., Zammit, C., and Lindenmayer, D. 2010
CEE review 09-012. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR73.html

Does structural connectivity facilitate dispersal of native species in Australia’s fragmented terrestrial landscapes?
Doerr, V.A.J., Doerr, E.D., and Davies, M.J. 2010
CEE review 08-007. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR44.html

How does the impact of grazing on heathland compare with the impact of burning, cutting or no management?
Newton, A., Stewart, G.B., Myers, G. Lake, S., Bullock, J., and Pullin, A.S. 2009.
CEE review 05-008. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR14.html

Does reduced MHC diversity decrease viability of vertebrate populations?
Radwan, J., Biedrzycka, A., and Babik, W. 2009.
CEE review 09-004. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR65.html

Effectiveness of African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) re-introductions in South Africa
Gusset, M., Stewart, G. B., Bowler, D. E. and Pullin, A. S. 2008.
CEE review 07-009. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR33.html

Do control interventions effectively reduce the impact of European Red Foxes on conservation values and agricultural production in Australia?
McLeod, L.J., Saunders, G.R. and Kabat, T.J. 2008.
CEE review 06-003. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR24.html

What are the impacts of human recreational activity on the distribution, nest-occupancy rates and reproductive success of breeding raptors?
Martínez-Abraín, A., Oro, D., Jiménez, J., Stewart, G. & Pullin, A. 2008.
CEE review 07-003. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR27.html

Are marine protected areas effective tools for sustainable fisheries management? I. Biodiversity impact of marine reserves in temperate zones.
Stewart, G.B., Côté, I.M., Kaiser, M.J., Halpern, B.S., Lester, S.E., Bayliss, H.R., Mengersen, K., & Pullin, A.S. 2008.
CEE review 06-002. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR23.html

What are the effects of salmonid stocking in lakes on native fish populations and other fauna and flora?
Stewart, G.B., Bayliss, H.R., Showler, D.A., Sutherland, W.J. and Pullin, A.S. 2007.
CEE review 05-007. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR13.html

Are Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) control and eradication interventions effective?
Kabat, T.J., Stewart, G.B., and Pullin, A.S. 2006.
CEE review 05-015. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR21.html

The effectiveness of land-based schemes (incl. agri-environment) at conserving farmland bird densities within the U.K.
Roberts, P.D. and Pullin, A.S. 2007.
CEE review 05-005. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR11.html>.

The effectiveness of management options used for the control of Spartina species.
Roberts, P.D. and Pullin, A.S. 2006.
CEE review 06-001. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: ,www.environmentalevidence.org/SR22.html

Does the use of in-stream structures and woody debris increase the abundance of salmonids?
Stewart, G.B., Bayliss, H.R., Showler, D.A., Pullin, A.S. and Sutherland, W.J. 2006.
CEE review 05-006. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR12.html

Does sheep-grazing degrade unimproved neutral grasslands managed as pasture in lowland Britain?
Stewart, G.B. and Pullin, A.S. 2006.
CEE review 05-009. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR15.html

Are current management recommendations for conserving saproxylic invertebrates effective?
Davies, Z.G., Tyler, C., Stewart, G.B. & Pullin, A.S. 2006.
CEE review 05-011. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR17.html

Do hedgerow corridors increase the population viability of woodland species?
Davies, Z.G. & Pullin, A.S. 2006.
CEE review 05-001. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR8a.html

Development as a conservation tool: Evaluating ecological, economic, attitudinal, and behavioral outcomes.
Brooks, J.S., Franzen, M.A., Holmes, C.M., Grote, M.N., Borgerhoff Mulder, M., 2006
CEE review 05-014. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR20.html

Effectiveness of current methods for the control of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum).
Stewart, G.B., Tyler, C. & Pullin, A.S. 2005.
CEE review 04-001. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR3.html.

Do commonly used interventions effectively control Rhododendron ponticum?
Tyler, C. and Pullin, A.S. 2005.
CEE review 04-005. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: /www.environmentalevidence.org/SR6.html

Effectiveness of the control of ragwort (Senecio) species: Can biological control by the use of natural enemies effectively control Senecio jacobaea (common ragwort)?
Roberts, P.D. and Pullin, A.S. 2005.
CEE review 04-004. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR5b.html

Do management interventions effectively reduce or eradicate populations of the American Mink, Mustela vison?
Tyler, C., Clark, E. and Pullin, A. S. 2005.
CEE review 04-006. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: /www.environmentalevidence.org/SR7.html

Effects of wind turbines on bird abundance.
Stewart, G.B., Pullin, A.S. and Coles, C.F. 2005.
CEE review 04-002. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR4.html

Effectiveness of the control of ragwort (Senecio) species: Are currently recommended herbicides effective for control of ragwort (Senecio) species?
Roberts, P.D. and Pullin, A. S. 2004.
CEE review 04-003. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR5a.html

Does burning of UK sub-montane, dry dwarf-shrub heath maintain vegetation diversity?
Stewart, G.B., Coles, C.F., Pullin, A.S. 2004.
CEE review 03-002. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR2.html

Does burning degrade blanket bog?
Stewart, G.B., Coles, C.F., Pullin, A.S. 2004.
CEE review 03-001. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR1.html

Miller, J., Rees, G., Warnaars, T., Young, G., Collins, D. & Shestra, A. 2011
CEE review 10-008. Collaboration for Environmental Evidence: www.environmentalevidence.org/SR10008.html

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