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Table 5 Coding tool for the systematic map

From: Can linear transportation infrastructure verges constitute a habitat and/or a corridor for biodiversity in temperate landscapes? A systematic review protocol

Coding variable

Details/examples

Publication year

 

Authors

 

Title

 

Publication type

Book chapter, journal paper, conference paper, thesis, organization report, etc.

Publisher

Name of the journal or institution publishing the document

Article language

English/French

Study country

 

Study regions

 

GPS coordinates

 

Biological groups

Vascular flora, wild bees, etc.

LTIs

Roads/railways/power lines/pipelines/waterways

Type of habitat of the study site

Grassland, shrubland, hedge, forest, etc.

Type of habitat of the control/compared site

Grassland, shrubland, hedge, forest, etc.

Management practices

Mowing, pesticide spreading, pruning, planting, fence laying, beehive setting up, etc.

Type of comparison

Spatial/temporal/spatial and temporal

Measured outcomes

Species richness, Shannon index, etc.

Susceptibility to bias

Low/medium