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Table 3 Variables that will be extracted

From: Estimating ecotoxicological effects of chemicals on tropical reef-building corals; a systematic review protocol

Variable

Description

Taxon

Name of the taxon (coded from the systematic map)

Population exposed

Description of the population exposed (e.g., coral nubbin with length, larvae with age, egg-sperm bundle)

Life stage

Developmental stage of the population exposed (adult, juvenile, larval, gamete)

Control

Description of the control

Solvent

Description of the solvent and concentration used if any

Exposure

Exposure coded from the systematic map with more complete description if necessary

Nominal concentration

Nominal concentration with unit

Effective concentration

Concentration(s) actually measured with unit and time measured (e.g., at the beginning and/or the end of the experiment)

Duration

Duration of exposure with unit. If several durations are available for one exposure concentration in a test, the longest duration will be extracted

Type of system

The type of experimental system (e.g., petri dish, beaker, tank, microcosm, mesocosm, in situ)

Temperature

Mean seawater temperature during exposure in °C

pH

Mean seawater pH during exposure

Measured outcome

Outcome coded from the systematic map with more complete description if necessary. Detail will be provided here in case the outcome was measured on a different developmental stage than the one exposed

Time after exposure

Time when the outcome was measured after exposure ceased

Quantitative result*

*Extraction only for outcomes related to coral mortality, growth, settlement, symbiont density and photosynthesis

Sample size, mean, type and measure of variation of the mean (e.g., standard deviation) for the control and the exposed group

Narrative result*

*Extraction only for the exposure categories Detergent, Dispersant, Microplastic, Nanoparticle, Pharmaceutical, UV filter, and Other, and only for outcomes that will not undergo extraction of quantitative results

Description of a statistically tested result