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Table 2 Descriptive article statistics for the primary and secondary systematic maps

From: The nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in the UK and similar coastal waters: a systematic map

 

Primary systematic map

Secondary systematic map

Scale

 Single site

236 (60.4%)

2 (6.1%)

 Multiple individual sites

127 (32.5%)

31 (93.9%)

 Network

27 (6.9%)

0 (0.0%)

 Marine plan

1 (0.3%)

0 (0.0%)

Seasonality

 Not specified

236 (60.4%)

2 (6.1%)

 Year-round

127 (32.5%)

31 (93.9%)

 Mixed

27 (6.9%)

0 (0.0%)

 Seasonal

1 (0.3%)

0 (0.0%)

 Real-time

2 (0.5%)

0 (0.0%)

 Temporary

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Duration (years)

 < 3

6 (1.5%)

0 (0.0%)

 3–10

102 (26.1%)

0 (0.0%)

 > 10

164 (41.9%)

5 (15.2%)

 Not specified

75 (19.2%)

15 (45.5%)

 Mixed

44 (11.3%)

13 (39.4%)

Study environment

 Inshore

268 (68.5%)

2 (6.1%)

 Offshore

22 (5.6%)

1 (3.0%)

 Inshore & offshore

14 (3.6%)

2 (6.1%)

 Estuary

11 (2.8%)

0 (0.0%)

 Mixed

3 (0.8%)

1 (3.0%)

 Lagoon

2 (0.5%)

0 (0.0%)

 Not specified

71 (18.2%)

27 (81.8%)