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Table 6 Outcome categories as defined in this review and number of reports per outcome

From: What is the effect of prescribed burning in temperate and boreal forest on biodiversity, beyond pyrophilous and saproxylic species? A systematic review

Code

Description

Number of studies containing richness data

Number of studies containing diversity data

Tree

Trees (including seedlings and saplings)

20

9

Vasc

Vascular plants (including a mix of herbaceous and woody species)

107

45

VascH

Herbaceous plants (vascular)

19

4

VascW

Woody plants (vascular)

21

3

Bryo

Bryophytes

2

1

Lich

Lichens

4

2

Fung

Fungi

14

4

Mamm

Mammals

7

1

Bird

Birds

23

3

Amph

Amphibians

3

0

Rept

Reptiles

4

0

Beets

Saproxylic beetles

1

0

Beetg

Ground beetles

13

7

Beeto

Other beetles (or all beetles)

9

2

Ins

Insects (except beetles only)

18

4

Arth

Arthropods (except insects only)

19

6

Inver

Invertebrates (except arthropods only)

4

3

Nnativ

Invasive/exotic/non-native species

16

0

PlanFunBry

All plants, fungi and bryophytes

3

0

Nativ

Native species

20

0

  1. Since some reports included multiple outcome categories, the sum of the numbers exceeds the total number of reports (n = 244)