Table 6 Coding tool for the database of included studies
Coding variable | Details/Examples |
|---|---|
ID | Unique identifier of the publication |
Source | Source of the publication (e.g. WOS, ZR, grey literature) |
Reference | Authors, year, title, publisher |
DOI | Â |
Publication type | Book chapter, journal article, thesis, report, etc. |
Article language | English/French |
Specific question | Question Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, or Q6 |
Study design | Spatial/temporal/spatial and temporal comparisons |
Risk of bias | Low/medium |
Study country | Â |
Study region(s) | Â |
GPS coordinates | Â |
Biological group(s) | Amphibians/birds/reptiles/small mammals/bats/other mammals |
LTI | Roads/railways/powerlines/pipelines/waterways |
LTI verge | Description of verge and its habitat (grassland, shrubland, hedge, forest, etc.) |
Comparison | Questions Q2 and Q4: type of habitat of the control site Question Q1 and Q3: management practices (mowing, pesticide spreading, pruning, planting, fence laying, etc.) Questions Q5 and Q6: landscape metric(s) and spatial scale(s) |
Outcomes | Abundance, species richness, Shannon index, etc. |
Included in narrative synthesis | Â |
Included in meta-analyses | Â |