12. Enhancing Soil Fertility

Abstract

Create ponds (amphibians in general) Create ponds (frogs) Create ponds (natterjack toads) Create ponds (salamanders including newts) Create wetlands Deepen, de-silt or re-profile ponds Restore wetlands Create ponds (great crested newts) Create ponds (green toads) Create ponds (toads) Remove specific aquatic plants Restore ponds Remove tree canopy to reduce pond shading Add nutrients to new ponds as larvae food source Add specific plants to aquatic habitats Add woody debris to ponds Create refuge areas in aquatic habitatsManage woodland edges for birds Manually control or remove midstorey and ground-level vegetation (including mowing, chaining, cutting etc.) (reedbeds) Manually control or remove midstorey and ground-level vegetation (including mowing, chaining, cutting etc.) (savannahs) Plant trees to act as windbreaks Plough habitats Provide deadwood/snags in forests (adding woody debris to forests) Remove coarse woody debris from forests Replace non-native species of tree/shrub Re-seed grasslands Use environmentally sensitive flood management Use fire suppression/control Use greentree reservoir management Use prescribed burning (Australian sclerophyll forest) Use shelterwood cutting instead of clearcutting Use variable retention management during forestry operations Apply herbicide to mid-and understorey vegetation Treat wetlands with herbicides Use prescribed burning (coastal habitats) Use prescribed burning (deciduous forests) Protect nest trees before burning 3.10 Habitat restoration and creation Restore or create forests Restore or create wetlands and marine habitats (inland wetlands) Restore or create grassland Restore or create traditional water meadows Restore or create wetlands and marine habitats (coastal and intertidal wetlands) Restore or create shrubland Restore or create wetlands and marine habitats (kelp forests) Restore or create wetlands and marine habitats (lagoons) Restore or create savannahs Revegetate gravel pits 3.11 Threat: Invasive alien and other problematic species 3.11.1 Reduce predation by other species Control mammalian predators on islands Remove or control predators to enhance bird populations and communities Control avian predators on islands Control invasive ants on islands Reduce predation by translocating predators Control predators not on islands 3.11.2 Reduce incidental mortality during predator eradication or control Distribute poison bait using dispensers Use coloured baits to reduce accidental mortality during predator control Use repellents on baits Do birds take bait designed for pest control? 3.11.3 Reduce nest predation by excluding predators from nests or nesting areas Physically protect nests from predators using non-electric fencing Physically protect nests with individual exclosures/barriers or provide shelters for chicks Protect bird nests using electric fencing Use artificial nests that discourage predation Guard nests to prevent predation Plant nesting cover to reduce nest predation Protect nests from ants Use multiple barriers to protect nests Use naphthalene to...