Search Results - "Spake, Rebecca"

Use of meta-analysis in forest biodiversity research: key challenges and considerations by Spake, Rebecca, Doncaster, C. Patrick

“…•We review the principal challenges in meta-analyses of forest biodiversity responses.•These include effect size estimation and weighting of studies of varying…”
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A systematic map of research exploring the effect of greenspace on mental health by Collins, Rebecca M., Spake, Rebecca, Brown, Kerry A., Ogutu, Booker O., Smith, Dianna, Eigenbrod, Felix

“…•We present a systematic map of research investigating greenspace and mental health.•Experimental studies assess causality but had unrepresentative…”
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Ignoring non‐English‐language studies may bias ecological meta‐analyses by Konno, Ko, Akasaka, Munemitsu, Koshida, Chieko, Katayama, Naoki, Osada, Noriyuki, Spake, Rebecca, Amano, Tatsuya

“…Meta‐analysis plays a crucial role in syntheses of quantitative evidence in ecology and biodiversity conservation. The reliability of estimates in…”
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Forest damage by deer depends on cross‐scale interactions between climate, deer density and landscape structure by Spake, Rebecca, Bellamy, Chloe, Gill, Robin, Watts, Kevin, Wilson, Tom, Ditchburn, Ben, Eigenbrod, Felix, Bennett, Joseph

“…Deer (Cervidae) populations are increasing across the temperate zone, threatening forest biodiversity and ecosystem services. However, the fundamental question…”
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Unpacking ecosystem service bundles: Towards predictive mapping of synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services by Spake, Rebecca, Lasseur, Rémy, Crouzat, Emilie, Bullock, James M., Lavorel, Sandra, Parks, Katherine E., Schaafsma, Marije, Bennett, Elena M., Maes, Joachim, Mulligan, Mark, Mouchet, Maud, Peterson, Garry D., Schulp, Catharina J.E., Thuiller, Wilfried, Turner, Monica G., Verburg, Peter H., Eigenbrod, Felix

“…•A bottom-up understanding of the determinants of ES bundles is a critical research gap in sustainability science.•We evaluate the state of the art of methods…”
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Correction for bias in meta‐analysis of little‐replicated studies by Doncaster, C. Patrick, Spake, Rebecca, Schielzeth, Holger

“…Meta‐analyses conventionally weight study estimates on the inverse of their error variance, in order to maximize precision. Unbiased variability in the…”
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Implications of scale dependence for cross‐study syntheses of biodiversity differences by Spake, Rebecca, Mori, Akira S., Beckmann, Michael, Martin, Philip A., Christie, Alec P., Duguid, Marlyse C., Doncaster, C. Patrick, Chase, Jonathan

“…Biodiversity studies are sensitive to well‐recognised temporal and spatial scale dependencies. Cross‐study syntheses may inflate these influences by collating…”
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Quantitative evidence synthesis: a practical guide on meta-analysis, meta-regression, and publication bias tests for environmental sciences by Nakagawa, Shinichi, Yang, Yefeng, Macartney, Erin L, Spake, Rebecca, Lagisz, Malgorzata

“…Meta-analysis is a quantitative way of synthesizing results from multiple studies to obtain reliable evidence of an intervention or phenomenon. Indeed, an…”
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A cross-regional analysis of red-backed shrike responses to agri-environmental schemes in Europe by Roilo, Stephanie, Spake, Rebecca, Bullock, James M, Cord, Anna F

“…Abstract Agri-environmental schemes (AES) are the main policy tool to counteract farmland biodiversity declines in Europe, but their biodiversity benefit…”
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Drivers of the composition and diversity of carabid functional traits in UK coniferous plantations by Spake, Rebecca, Barsoum, Nadia, Newton, Adrian C., Doncaster, C. Patrick

“…•We investigated drivers of carabid functional trait composition and diversity (FD).•We used data from 44 coniferous plantations across the UK.•Carabid FD…”
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meta‐analysis of functional group responses to forest recovery outside of the tropics by Spake, Rebecca, Ezard, Thomas H. G, Martin, Philip A, Newton, Adrian C, Doncaster, C. Patrick

“…Both active and passive forest restoration schemes are used in degraded landscapes across the world to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem service provision…”
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Effects of planted tree species on biodiversity of conifer plantations in Japan: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kawamura, Kazuhiro, Yamaura, Yuichi, Soga, Masashi, Spake, Rebecca, Nakamura, Futoshi

“…Natural forests were increasingly replaced by plantations globally. While plantations support less biodiversity compared to natural forests, they can serve as…”
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ChatGPT is likely reducing opportunity for support, friendship and learned kindness in research by Millard, Joseph, Christie, Alec P., Dicks, Lynn V., Isip, Justin E., Johnson, Thomas F., Skinner, Grace, Spake, Rebecca

“…Large language models (LLM) have proved to be highly popular since the release of ChatGPT, leading many researchers to explore their potential across multiple…”
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Detecting Thresholds of Ecological Change in the Anthropocene by Spake, Rebecca, Barajas-Barbosa, Martha Paola, Blowes, Shane A, Bowler, Diana E, Callaghan, Corey T, Garbowski, Magda, Jurburg, Stephanie D, van Klink, Roel, Korell, Lotte, Ladouceur, Emma, Rozzi, Roberto, Viana, Duarte S, Xu, Wu-Bing, Chase, Jonathan M

“…Ecological thresholds comprise relatively fast changes in ecological conditions, with respect to time or external drivers, and are an attractive concept in…”
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Similar biodiversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi in set-aside plantations and ancient old-growth broadleaved forests by Spake, Rebecca, van der Linde, Sietse, Newton, Adrian C., Suz, Laura M., Bidartondo, Martin I., Doncaster, C. Patrick

“…Setting aside overmature planted forests is currently seen as an option for preserving species associated with old-growth forests, such as those with dispersal…”
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Regional variability in landscape effects on forest bird communities by Spake, Rebecca, Soga, Masashi, Kawamura, Kazuhiro, Cooke, Robert S., Yamaura, Yuichi, Eigenbrod, Felix

“…Context Functional responses to landscape heterogeneity are context-dependent, hampering the transferability of landscape-scale conservation initiatives. Japan…”
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Exploring the Capability of Natural Flood Management Approaches in Groundwater-Dominated Chalk Streams by Barnsley, Imogen, Spake, Rebecca, Sheffield, Justin, Leyland, Julian, Sykes, Tim, Sear, David

“…This study aims to address the gap in the Natural Flood Management (NFM) evidence base concerning its implementation potential in groundwater-dominated…”
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An analytical framework for spatially targeted management of natural capital by Spake, Rebecca, Bellamy, Chloe, Graham, Laura J., Watts, Kevin, Wilson, Tom, Norton, Lisa R., Wood, Claire M., Schmucki, Reto, Bullock, James M., Eigenbrod, Felix

“…A major sustainability challenge is determining where to target management to enhance natural capital and the ecosystem services it provides. Achieving this…”
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Meta‐analysis of management effects on biodiversity in plantation and secondary forests of Japan by Spake, Rebecca, Yanou, Sakiko, Yamaura, Yuichi, Kawamura, Kazuhiro, Kitayama, Kanehiro, Doncaster, C. Patrick

“…Conservation of temperate forest biodiversity has historically focused on natural old‐growth. Less than 3% of the world's temperate forests remain unmodified…”
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Population abundance estimates in conservation and biodiversity research by Callaghan, Corey T., Santini, Luca, Spake, Rebecca, Bowler, Diana E.

“…Abundance can be used to describe how a population changes across space and time, but it can be measured in different ways, with consequences for the…”
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