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Meta-analysis: synthesizing research findings in ecology and evolution

Arnqvist, Göran, Wooster, David·1995·Trends in Ecology & Evolution

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The growing number of empirical studies performed in ecology and evolution creates a need for quantitative summaries of research domains to generate higher-order conclusions about general trends and patterns. Recent developments In meta-analysis (the area of statistics that is designed for summarizing and analyzing multiple independent studies) have opened up new and exciting possibilities. Unlike more traditional qualitative and narrative reviews, meta-analysis allows powerful quantitative analyses of the magnitude of effects and has a high degree of objectivity because it is based on a standardized set of statistical procedures. The first pioneering applications in ecology and evolution demonstrate that meta-analysis is both tractable and powerful.

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Authors: Arnqvist, G., & Wooster, D.
Affiliations: University of New Mexico (US)
University of Kentucky (US)
ORCID: Arnqvist, Göran
Wooster, David
Venue: Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1995-06
Volume: 10
Issue: 6
Pages: 236-240
ISSN: 0169-5347 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5347(00)89073-4
OpenAlex: W2162582079
Cited by: 570
References: 38
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 22 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 29 · 2012: 26
FWCI: 5.88
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Trends in Ecology & Evolution (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Research Data Management Practices
Keywords: meta-analysis, ecology, evolution, effect size, research trends

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