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Table 3 List of effect modifiers deemed important for consideration for the proposed review

From: To what extent does surrounding landscape explain stand-level occurrence of conservation-relevant species in fragmented boreal and hemi-boreal forest?–a systematic review protocol

Category

Effect modifier

Ecological processes

Within and between seasonal variation, i.e., year and timing of study

Landscape factors

Forest cover, age and density matrix type

 

Historic land use

Landscape difference(s) studied

Landscape country/location and altitude

Landscape size

Extent, intensity, and timing of land-use change and forestry

Stand characteristics

Distance to nearest other stand

Stand density

Forest type

Productivity

Stand size

Stand age

Methodology

Extent of difference among compared landscapes

 

Indirect effects of fragmentation such as edge effects

Organism group/species studied

Reason for conservation relevance

Outcome type evaluated

Plot size surveyed within stand

Survey method