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Table 3 Search terms and search strings to be used for the meta-analysis

From: How effective are perches in promoting bird-mediated seed dispersal for natural forest regeneration? A systematic review protocol

Elements

Search terms

Population

bird*

avian

aves

disperse*

Intervention

 Artificial perches

perch*

artificial perch*

roost*

wire*

post*

 Natural perches

palm*

fruit*

nucleation*

nuclei

tree isl*

woodland isl*

habitat isl*

remnant tree*

isolated tree*

single tree*

shrub*

scrub*

 Outcome

seed dispers*

seed rain*

seedling*

regenerat*

 Locator

forest*

woodl*

 Search string

(bird* OR avian OR aves OR disperse*) AND (palm* OR fruit* OR perch* OR “artificial perch*” OR roost* OR nucleation* OR nuclei OR “tree isl*” OR “woodland isl*” OR “habitat isl*” OR “remnant tree*” OR “isolated tree*” OR “single tree*” OR shrub* OR wire* OR post* OR scrub*) AND (“seed dispers*” OR “seed rain*” OR seedling* OR regenerat*) AND (forest* OR woodl*)

  1. The final list of terms was generated through fine-tuning against ten benchmark articles and by working with stakeholder consultation