Table 7 Coding tool for the included studies database
Coding variable | Details/examples |
|---|---|
Reference | Authors, year, title, publisher |
Publication type | Book chapter, journal paper, thesis, report, etc. |
Article language | English/French |
Specific question | Question #1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 |
Study country | |
Study region(s) | |
GPS coordinates | |
Biological group(s) | Carabid, wild bees, etc. |
LTI(s) | Roads/railways/power lines/pipelines/waterways |
Type of habitat of the verge | Grassland, shrubland, hedge, forest, etc. |
Comparison | Questions #2 and 4: type of habitat of the control site Questions #1 and 3: management practices (mowing, pesticide spreading, pruning, planting, fence laying, beehive setting up, etc.) Question #5 and 6: landscape metric(s) and spatial scale(s) |
Study design | Spatial/temporal/spatial and temporal comparisons |
Measured outcomes | Abundance, species richness, Shannon index, etc. |
Susceptibility to bias | Low/medium |