Cassava farming practices and their agricultural and environmental impacts : a systematic map protocol
- Shackelford, Gorm E., Haddaway, Neal R., Usieta, Hope O., Pypers, Pieter, Petrovan, Silviu O., Sutherland, William J.
- Authors: Shackelford, Gorm E. , Haddaway, Neal R. , Usieta, Hope O. , Pypers, Pieter , Petrovan, Silviu O. , Sutherland, William J.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Agroecological practices , Agricultural management practices , Best management practices
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/289954 , uj:31469 , Citation: Shackelford, G.E. et al. 2018. Cassava farming practices and their agricultural and environmental impacts : a systematic map protocol. Shackelford et al. Environ Evid (2018) 7:30 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0142-2.
- Description: Abstract: Background: Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a staple crop that is important for food security in the tropics. However, cassava farming can have severe environmental impacts, such as habitat destruction and soil degradation, if it is not carefully managed. Therefore, a wide range of agricultural and environmental outcomes should be considered when cassava farming practices are recommended as “good agricultural practices”. We propose a systematic map of research on cassava farming practices and their impacts on yield, quality, profitability, soil, water, wildlife, pathogens, pests, weeds, and other agricultural and environmental outcomes. This map will improve our knowledge of the multifunctionality of cassava farming practices, by answering several questions: Which studies have measured the impacts of cassava farming practices on agricultural and/or environmental outcomes? Which practices and outcomes have been studied, in which countries, and when? Methods: We will search for studies of “cassava OR mandioca OR manihot OR manioc OR yuca” in four publication databases (AGRICOLA, AGRIS, Scopus, Web of Science), two repositories of grey literature (including publications from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, which have worked extensively on cassava), and the Conservation Evidence database. We will screen the search results using eligibility criteria that are transparently reported and consistently applied. We will not critically appraise the validity of the studies that are included in the map, because we see this map as a subject-wide evidence base that could be used for multiple methods of evidence synthesis, with different criteria for critical appraisal. We have developed a classification of agricultural practices and a classification of agri-environmental outcomes, and we will use these classifications (“taxonomies” or “terminological ontologies”) when coding studies. We have developed a web application (http:// www.metad atase t.com) with drop-down menus for screening and coding. We will analyse the number of studies by practice, outcome, country, and year, and we will present the results as a searchable database with interactive geographical maps (an “evidence atlas”) that will show knowledge gaps and knowledge clusters.
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- Authors: Shackelford, Gorm E. , Haddaway, Neal R. , Usieta, Hope O. , Pypers, Pieter , Petrovan, Silviu O. , Sutherland, William J.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Agroecological practices , Agricultural management practices , Best management practices
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/289954 , uj:31469 , Citation: Shackelford, G.E. et al. 2018. Cassava farming practices and their agricultural and environmental impacts : a systematic map protocol. Shackelford et al. Environ Evid (2018) 7:30 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0142-2.
- Description: Abstract: Background: Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a staple crop that is important for food security in the tropics. However, cassava farming can have severe environmental impacts, such as habitat destruction and soil degradation, if it is not carefully managed. Therefore, a wide range of agricultural and environmental outcomes should be considered when cassava farming practices are recommended as “good agricultural practices”. We propose a systematic map of research on cassava farming practices and their impacts on yield, quality, profitability, soil, water, wildlife, pathogens, pests, weeds, and other agricultural and environmental outcomes. This map will improve our knowledge of the multifunctionality of cassava farming practices, by answering several questions: Which studies have measured the impacts of cassava farming practices on agricultural and/or environmental outcomes? Which practices and outcomes have been studied, in which countries, and when? Methods: We will search for studies of “cassava OR mandioca OR manihot OR manioc OR yuca” in four publication databases (AGRICOLA, AGRIS, Scopus, Web of Science), two repositories of grey literature (including publications from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, which have worked extensively on cassava), and the Conservation Evidence database. We will screen the search results using eligibility criteria that are transparently reported and consistently applied. We will not critically appraise the validity of the studies that are included in the map, because we see this map as a subject-wide evidence base that could be used for multiple methods of evidence synthesis, with different criteria for critical appraisal. We have developed a classification of agricultural practices and a classification of agri-environmental outcomes, and we will use these classifications (“taxonomies” or “terminological ontologies”) when coding studies. We have developed a web application (http:// www.metad atase t.com) with drop-down menus for screening and coding. We will analyse the number of studies by practice, outcome, country, and year, and we will present the results as a searchable database with interactive geographical maps (an “evidence atlas”) that will show knowledge gaps and knowledge clusters.
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Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the effectiveness of mining mitigation measures on social–ecological systems in Arctic and boreal regions : a systematic map protocol
- Haddaway, Neal R., Cooke, Steven J., Lesser, Pamela, Macura, Biljana, Nilsson, Annika E., Taylor, Jessica J., Raito, Kaisa
- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R. , Cooke, Steven J. , Lesser, Pamela , Macura, Biljana , Nilsson, Annika E. , Taylor, Jessica J. , Raito, Kaisa
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Evidence synthesis , Extractive industries , Knowledges
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/398857 , uj:33223 , Citation: Haddaway, N.R. et al. 2019. Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the effectiveness of mining mitigation measures on social–ecological systems in Arctic and boreal regions : a systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence, 8(9):1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-019-0152-8.
- Description: Abstract: Mining activities, including prospecting, exploration, construction, operation, maintenance, expansion, abandonment, decommissioning and repurposing of a mine can impact social and environmental systems in a range of positive and negative, and direct and indirect ways. Mining can yield a range of benefits to societies, but it may also cause conflict, not least in relation to above-ground and sub-surface land use. Similarly, mining can alter environments, but remediation and mitigation can restore systems. Boreal and Arctic regions are sensitive to impacts from development, both on social and environmental systems. Native ecosystems and aboriginal human communities are typically affected by multiple stressors, including climate change and pollution, for example.
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- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R. , Cooke, Steven J. , Lesser, Pamela , Macura, Biljana , Nilsson, Annika E. , Taylor, Jessica J. , Raito, Kaisa
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Evidence synthesis , Extractive industries , Knowledges
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/398857 , uj:33223 , Citation: Haddaway, N.R. et al. 2019. Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the effectiveness of mining mitigation measures on social–ecological systems in Arctic and boreal regions : a systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence, 8(9):1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-019-0152-8.
- Description: Abstract: Mining activities, including prospecting, exploration, construction, operation, maintenance, expansion, abandonment, decommissioning and repurposing of a mine can impact social and environmental systems in a range of positive and negative, and direct and indirect ways. Mining can yield a range of benefits to societies, but it may also cause conflict, not least in relation to above-ground and sub-surface land use. Similarly, mining can alter environments, but remediation and mitigation can restore systems. Boreal and Arctic regions are sensitive to impacts from development, both on social and environmental systems. Native ecosystems and aboriginal human communities are typically affected by multiple stressors, including climate change and pollution, for example.
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Open Synthesis : on the need for evidence synthesis to embrace Open Science
- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Open research , Openness , Transparent
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/289946 , uj:31468 , Citation: Haddaway, N.R. 2018. Open Synthesis : on the need for evidence synthesis to embrace Open Science. Haddaway Environ Evid (2018) 7:26 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0140-4
- Description: Abstract: The Open Science movement can be broadly summarised as aiming to promote integrity, repeatability and transparency across all aspects of research, from data collection to publication. Systematic reviews and systematic maps aim to provide a reliable synthesis of the evidence on a particular topic, making use of methods that seek to maximise repeatability and comprehensives whilst minimising subjectivity and bias. The central tenet of repeatability is operationalised by transparently reporting methodological activities in detail, such that all actions could be replicated and verified. To date, evidence synthesis has only partially embraced Open Science, typically striving for Open Methodology and Open Access, and occasionally providing sufficient information to be considered to have Open Data for some published reviews. Evidence synthesis communities needs to better embrace Open Science not only to balance knowledge access and increase efficiency, but also to increase reliability, trust and reuse of information collected and synthesised within a review: concepts fundamental to systematic reviews and maps. All aspects of Open Science should be embraced: Open Methodology, Open Data, Open Source and Open Access. In doing so, evidence synthesis can be made more equal, more efficient and more trustworthy. I provide concrete recommendations of how CEE and others can fully embrace Open Synthesis.
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- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Open research , Openness , Transparent
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/289946 , uj:31468 , Citation: Haddaway, N.R. 2018. Open Synthesis : on the need for evidence synthesis to embrace Open Science. Haddaway Environ Evid (2018) 7:26 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0140-4
- Description: Abstract: The Open Science movement can be broadly summarised as aiming to promote integrity, repeatability and transparency across all aspects of research, from data collection to publication. Systematic reviews and systematic maps aim to provide a reliable synthesis of the evidence on a particular topic, making use of methods that seek to maximise repeatability and comprehensives whilst minimising subjectivity and bias. The central tenet of repeatability is operationalised by transparently reporting methodological activities in detail, such that all actions could be replicated and verified. To date, evidence synthesis has only partially embraced Open Science, typically striving for Open Methodology and Open Access, and occasionally providing sufficient information to be considered to have Open Data for some published reviews. Evidence synthesis communities needs to better embrace Open Science not only to balance knowledge access and increase efficiency, but also to increase reliability, trust and reuse of information collected and synthesised within a review: concepts fundamental to systematic reviews and maps. All aspects of Open Science should be embraced: Open Methodology, Open Data, Open Source and Open Access. In doing so, evidence synthesis can be made more equal, more efficient and more trustworthy. I provide concrete recommendations of how CEE and others can fully embrace Open Synthesis.
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Response to “Every ROSE has its thorns”
- Haddaway, Neal R., Macura, Biljana, Whaley, Paul, Pullin, Andrew S.
- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R. , Macura, Biljana , Whaley, Paul , Pullin, Andrew S.
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/278831 , uj:29929 , Citation: Haddaway, N. R. et al. (2018). Response to “Every ROSE has its thorns”. Environmental Evidence, 7:21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0133-3
- Description: Abstract: Sharp et al. [1] raise a number of concerns about the development and communication of ROSES (RepOrting standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses), and we welcome the opportunity to explain some of the underlying thinking behind development of the reporting standards for environmental evidence syntheses.
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- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R. , Macura, Biljana , Whaley, Paul , Pullin, Andrew S.
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/278831 , uj:29929 , Citation: Haddaway, N. R. et al. (2018). Response to “Every ROSE has its thorns”. Environmental Evidence, 7:21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0133-3
- Description: Abstract: Sharp et al. [1] raise a number of concerns about the development and communication of ROSES (RepOrting standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses), and we welcome the opportunity to explain some of the underlying thinking behind development of the reporting standards for environmental evidence syntheses.
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What ecotechnologies exist for recycling carbon and nutrients from domestic wastewater? A systematic map protocol
- Haddaway, Neal R., Johannesdottir, Solveig L., Piniewski, Mikołaj, Macura, Biljana
- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R. , Johannesdottir, Solveig L. , Piniewski, Mikołaj , Macura, Biljana
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Circular economy , Energy recovery , Nitrogen
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/289962 , uj:31470 , Citation: Haddaway, N.R. et al. 2018. What ecotechnologies exist for recycling carbon and nutrients from domestic wastewater? A systematic map protocol. Haddaway et al. Environ Evid (2019) 8:1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0145-z
- Description: Abstract: Background: Pollution of the Baltic Sea continues to be a problem. Major terrestrial sources of nutrient emissions to the Baltic Sea are agriculture and wastewater, both major causes of eutrophication. Wastewater contains nutrients and organic matter that could constitute valuable products such as agricultural fertilizers and source of energy. With the EU’s action plan for circular economy, waste management and resource utilization is central. Thus the integration of resource recovery to wastewater management could create benefits beyond the wastewater sector. There is a growing interest in resource recovery from wastewater. However, there is no systematic overview of the literature on technologies to recover nutrients and carbon from wastewater sources done to date. Methods: This systematic map will identify a representative list of studies on ecotechnologies for reusing carbon and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) from domestic wastewater, which includes e.g. sewage sludge and wastewater fractions. Searches will be performed in five bibliographic databases, one search engine and 38 specialist websites. Searches will mainly be performed in English, search for literature in specialist websites will also include Finnish, Polish and Swedish. Coding and meta-data extraction will include information on ecotechnology name and short description, reuse outcome (i.e. reuse of carbon, nitrogen and/or phosphorus), type of reuse (i.e. whether it is explicit or implicit), study country and location, latitude and longitude. All screening and coding will be done after initial consistency checking. The outcomes of this systematic map will be a searchable database of coded studies. Findings will be presented in a geo-informational system (i.e. an evidence atlas) and knowledge gaps and clusters will be visualised via heat maps.
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- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R. , Johannesdottir, Solveig L. , Piniewski, Mikołaj , Macura, Biljana
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Circular economy , Energy recovery , Nitrogen
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/289962 , uj:31470 , Citation: Haddaway, N.R. et al. 2018. What ecotechnologies exist for recycling carbon and nutrients from domestic wastewater? A systematic map protocol. Haddaway et al. Environ Evid (2019) 8:1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0145-z
- Description: Abstract: Background: Pollution of the Baltic Sea continues to be a problem. Major terrestrial sources of nutrient emissions to the Baltic Sea are agriculture and wastewater, both major causes of eutrophication. Wastewater contains nutrients and organic matter that could constitute valuable products such as agricultural fertilizers and source of energy. With the EU’s action plan for circular economy, waste management and resource utilization is central. Thus the integration of resource recovery to wastewater management could create benefits beyond the wastewater sector. There is a growing interest in resource recovery from wastewater. However, there is no systematic overview of the literature on technologies to recover nutrients and carbon from wastewater sources done to date. Methods: This systematic map will identify a representative list of studies on ecotechnologies for reusing carbon and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) from domestic wastewater, which includes e.g. sewage sludge and wastewater fractions. Searches will be performed in five bibliographic databases, one search engine and 38 specialist websites. Searches will mainly be performed in English, search for literature in specialist websites will also include Finnish, Polish and Swedish. Coding and meta-data extraction will include information on ecotechnology name and short description, reuse outcome (i.e. reuse of carbon, nitrogen and/or phosphorus), type of reuse (i.e. whether it is explicit or implicit), study country and location, latitude and longitude. All screening and coding will be done after initial consistency checking. The outcomes of this systematic map will be a searchable database of coded studies. Findings will be presented in a geo-informational system (i.e. an evidence atlas) and knowledge gaps and clusters will be visualised via heat maps.
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The multifunctional roles of vegetated strips around and within agricultural fields
- Haddaway, Neal R., Brown, Colin, Eales, Jacqui, Eggers, Sönke, Josefsson, Jonas, Kronvang, Brian, Randall, Nicola P., Uusi‑Kämppä, Jaana
- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R. , Brown, Colin , Eales, Jacqui , Eggers, Sönke , Josefsson, Jonas , Kronvang, Brian , Randall, Nicola P. , Uusi‑Kämppä, Jaana
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Vegetative strip , Hedgerow , Beetlebank
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/278839 , uj:29930 , Citation: Haddaway, N.R. et al. 2018. The multifunctional roles of vegetated strips around and within agricultural fields. Environmental Evidence, 7:4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0126-2
- Description: Abstract: Agriculture can have substantial negative impacts on the environment. The establishment and management of vegetated strips adjacent to farmed fields (including various field margins, buffer strips and hedgerows) are commonly advocated mitigation measures for these negative environmental impacts. However, it may be difficult to obtain reliable evidence on the effects of implementation and management of vegetated strips, even though a substantial body of evidence exists. We describe a systematic map of research relating to vegetated strips in boreotemperate farming systems to answer the question: What evidence exists regarding the effects of field margins on nutrients, pollutants, socioeconomics, biodiversity, and soil retention in boreo-temperate systems? Methods: We searched 13 bibliographic databases, 1 search engine and 37 websites of stakeholder organisations using a predefined and tested search string focusing on a comprehensive list of English language vegetated strip synonyms...
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- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R. , Brown, Colin , Eales, Jacqui , Eggers, Sönke , Josefsson, Jonas , Kronvang, Brian , Randall, Nicola P. , Uusi‑Kämppä, Jaana
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Vegetative strip , Hedgerow , Beetlebank
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/278839 , uj:29930 , Citation: Haddaway, N.R. et al. 2018. The multifunctional roles of vegetated strips around and within agricultural fields. Environmental Evidence, 7:4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0126-2
- Description: Abstract: Agriculture can have substantial negative impacts on the environment. The establishment and management of vegetated strips adjacent to farmed fields (including various field margins, buffer strips and hedgerows) are commonly advocated mitigation measures for these negative environmental impacts. However, it may be difficult to obtain reliable evidence on the effects of implementation and management of vegetated strips, even though a substantial body of evidence exists. We describe a systematic map of research relating to vegetated strips in boreotemperate farming systems to answer the question: What evidence exists regarding the effects of field margins on nutrients, pollutants, socioeconomics, biodiversity, and soil retention in boreo-temperate systems? Methods: We searched 13 bibliographic databases, 1 search engine and 37 websites of stakeholder organisations using a predefined and tested search string focusing on a comprehensive list of English language vegetated strip synonyms...
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What evidence exists relating to effectiveness of ecotechnologies in agriculture for the recovery and reuse of carbon and nutrients in the Baltic and boreo‑temperate regions? a systematic map protocol
- Haddaway, Neal R., Piniewski, Mikołaj, Macura, Biljana
- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R. , Piniewski, Mikołaj , Macura, Biljana
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Carbon , Circular economy , Eutrophic
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/399965 , uj:33359 , Citation: Haddaway, N.R., Piniewski, M. & Macura, B. 2019. What evidence exists relating to effectiveness of ecotechnologies in agriculture for the recovery and reuse of carbon and nutrients in the Baltic and boreo‑temperate regions? a systematic map protocol. Environ Evid (2019) 8:5 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-019-0150-.
- Description: Abstract: Background: The degradation of the water quality of the Baltic Sea is an ongoing problem, despite investments in measures to reduce external inputs of pollutants and nutrients from both diffuse and point sources. Excessive inputs of nutrients coming from the surrounding land are among the primary causes of the Baltic Sea eutrophication. Diffuse sources, of which most originate from agricultural activities, are two dominant riverine pollution pathways for both nitrogen and phosphorus. Recently, there is growing attention on the reuse of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural waste streams. However, to our knowledge, no comprehensive and systematic assessment of ecotechnologies focusing on recovery or reuse of these substances in the agricultural sector is available. Methods: This map will examine what evidence exists relating to effectiveness of ecotechnologies (here defined as ‘human interventions in social-ecological systems in the form of practices and/or biological, physical, and chemical processes designed to minimise harm to the environment and provide services of value to society’) in agriculture for the reuse of carbon and/or nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) in the Baltic Sea region and boreo-temperate systems. We will search for both academic and grey literature: English language searches will be performed in 4 bibliographic databases and search platforms, and Google Scholar, while searches in 38 specialist websites will be performed in English, Finnish, Polish and Swedish. The searches will be restricted to the period 2013 to 2017. Eligibility screening will be conducted at two levels: title and abstract (screened concurrently for efficiency) and full text. Meta-data will be extracted from eligible studies including bibliographic details, study location, ecotechnology name and description, type of outcome (i.e. recovered or reused carbon and/or nutrients), type of ecotechnology in terms of recovery source, and type of reuse (in terms of the end-product). Findings will be presented narratively and in a searchable geographically explicit database, visualised in an evidence atlas (an interactive geographical information system). Knowledge gaps and knowledge clusters in the evidence base will be identified and described.
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- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R. , Piniewski, Mikołaj , Macura, Biljana
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Carbon , Circular economy , Eutrophic
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/399965 , uj:33359 , Citation: Haddaway, N.R., Piniewski, M. & Macura, B. 2019. What evidence exists relating to effectiveness of ecotechnologies in agriculture for the recovery and reuse of carbon and nutrients in the Baltic and boreo‑temperate regions? a systematic map protocol. Environ Evid (2019) 8:5 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-019-0150-.
- Description: Abstract: Background: The degradation of the water quality of the Baltic Sea is an ongoing problem, despite investments in measures to reduce external inputs of pollutants and nutrients from both diffuse and point sources. Excessive inputs of nutrients coming from the surrounding land are among the primary causes of the Baltic Sea eutrophication. Diffuse sources, of which most originate from agricultural activities, are two dominant riverine pollution pathways for both nitrogen and phosphorus. Recently, there is growing attention on the reuse of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural waste streams. However, to our knowledge, no comprehensive and systematic assessment of ecotechnologies focusing on recovery or reuse of these substances in the agricultural sector is available. Methods: This map will examine what evidence exists relating to effectiveness of ecotechnologies (here defined as ‘human interventions in social-ecological systems in the form of practices and/or biological, physical, and chemical processes designed to minimise harm to the environment and provide services of value to society’) in agriculture for the reuse of carbon and/or nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) in the Baltic Sea region and boreo-temperate systems. We will search for both academic and grey literature: English language searches will be performed in 4 bibliographic databases and search platforms, and Google Scholar, while searches in 38 specialist websites will be performed in English, Finnish, Polish and Swedish. The searches will be restricted to the period 2013 to 2017. Eligibility screening will be conducted at two levels: title and abstract (screened concurrently for efficiency) and full text. Meta-data will be extracted from eligible studies including bibliographic details, study location, ecotechnology name and description, type of outcome (i.e. recovered or reused carbon and/or nutrients), type of ecotechnology in terms of recovery source, and type of reuse (in terms of the end-product). Findings will be presented narratively and in a searchable geographically explicit database, visualised in an evidence atlas (an interactive geographical information system). Knowledge gaps and knowledge clusters in the evidence base will be identified and described.
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Mapping the predicted and potential impacts of metal mining and its mitigation measures in Arctic and boreal regions using environmental and social impact assessments: a systematic map protocol
- Macura, Biljana, Haddaway, Neal R., Lesser, Pamela, Nilsson, Annika E.
- Authors: Macura, Biljana , Haddaway, Neal R. , Lesser, Pamela , Nilsson, Annika E.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Extractive industries , Metal mines , Social-environmental systems
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/405853 , uj:34098 , Citation: Biljana, M. et al. 2019 : Mapping the predicted and potential impacts of metal mining and its mitigation measures in Arctic and boreal regions using environmental and social impact assessments: a systematic map protocol. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-019-0166-2.
- Description: Abstract : Background: Since the 1960s, environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and recently, social impact assessments (SIAs), have been conducted during the planning stages of large development projects to identify potential adverse effects and propose mitigation measures to ameliorate these impacts. EIAs and SIAs should outline all possible posi- tive and negative effects of a proposed action or development on ecological and social systems, respectively, includ- ing biodiversity, flora and fauna, abiotic components (such as air quality), human health, security and wellbeing. The work outlined herein aims to generate a list of all possible direct and indirect effects of metal mining (including gold, iron, copper, nickel, zinc, silver, molybdenum and lead) along with the impacts of mitigation measures proposed, that are mentioned in EIAs and SIAs in Arctic and boreal regions of the following countries/regions: Canada, Alaska (USA), Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Methods: We will conduct searches for environmental and social impact assessments in Swedish and English, and until theoretical saturation is reached (i.e. no new action-impact pathways are identified). We will perform searches of specialist websites (e.g. public repositories of environmental and social impact assessments) and Google Scholar. We will also contact relevant stakeholders (that have been identified in the wider 3MK project https://osf.io/cvh3u/) and make a call for additional information. Eligibility screening will be conducted at two levels: title and full text. Meta-data will be extracted from eligible studies including type of mining activity, location of mine, type of impacts, and planned mitigation measures. Findings will be presented narratively, in a searchable relational database and in an evidence altas (a cartographic map). We will produce a framework of different mining impacts and related mitiga- tion measures from practitioners’ knowledge reflected in EIAs and SIAs. This framework will further form the basis of a multiple knowledge base on mining impacts and mitigation measures generated from different knowledges includ- ing scientific, Indigenous, and practitioners’ knowledge.
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- Authors: Macura, Biljana , Haddaway, Neal R. , Lesser, Pamela , Nilsson, Annika E.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Extractive industries , Metal mines , Social-environmental systems
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/405853 , uj:34098 , Citation: Biljana, M. et al. 2019 : Mapping the predicted and potential impacts of metal mining and its mitigation measures in Arctic and boreal regions using environmental and social impact assessments: a systematic map protocol. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-019-0166-2.
- Description: Abstract : Background: Since the 1960s, environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and recently, social impact assessments (SIAs), have been conducted during the planning stages of large development projects to identify potential adverse effects and propose mitigation measures to ameliorate these impacts. EIAs and SIAs should outline all possible posi- tive and negative effects of a proposed action or development on ecological and social systems, respectively, includ- ing biodiversity, flora and fauna, abiotic components (such as air quality), human health, security and wellbeing. The work outlined herein aims to generate a list of all possible direct and indirect effects of metal mining (including gold, iron, copper, nickel, zinc, silver, molybdenum and lead) along with the impacts of mitigation measures proposed, that are mentioned in EIAs and SIAs in Arctic and boreal regions of the following countries/regions: Canada, Alaska (USA), Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Methods: We will conduct searches for environmental and social impact assessments in Swedish and English, and until theoretical saturation is reached (i.e. no new action-impact pathways are identified). We will perform searches of specialist websites (e.g. public repositories of environmental and social impact assessments) and Google Scholar. We will also contact relevant stakeholders (that have been identified in the wider 3MK project https://osf.io/cvh3u/) and make a call for additional information. Eligibility screening will be conducted at two levels: title and full text. Meta-data will be extracted from eligible studies including type of mining activity, location of mine, type of impacts, and planned mitigation measures. Findings will be presented narratively, in a searchable relational database and in an evidence altas (a cartographic map). We will produce a framework of different mining impacts and related mitiga- tion measures from practitioners’ knowledge reflected in EIAs and SIAs. This framework will further form the basis of a multiple knowledge base on mining impacts and mitigation measures generated from different knowledges includ- ing scientific, Indigenous, and practitioners’ knowledge.
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EviAtlas : a tool for visualising evidence synthesis databases
- Haddaway, Neal R., Feierman, Andrew, Grainger, Matthew J., Gray, Charles T., Tanriver‑Ayder, Ezgi, Dhaubanjar, Sanita, Westgate, Martin J.
- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R. , Feierman, Andrew , Grainger, Matthew J. , Gray, Charles T. , Tanriver‑Ayder, Ezgi , Dhaubanjar, Sanita , Westgate, Martin J.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Evidence synthesis technology , Software , Systematic mapping
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/406724 , uj:34207 , Citation: Haddaway, N.R. et al. 2019. EviAtlas : a tool for visualising evidence synthesis databases. , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-019-0167-1
- Description: Abstract: Systematic mapping assesses the nature of an evidence base, answering how much evidence exists on a particular topic. Perhaps the most useful outputs of a systematic map are an interactive database of studies and their meta-data, along with visualisations of this database. Despite the rapid increase in systematic mapping as an evidence synthesis method, there is currently a lack of Open Source software for producing interactive visualisations of systematic map databases. In April 2018, as attendees at and coordinators of the first ever Evidence Synthesis Hackathon in Stockholm, we decided to address this issue by developing an R-based tool called EviAtlas, an Open Access (i.e. free to use) and Open Source (i.e. software code is freely accessible and reproducible) tool for producing interactive, attractive tables and figures that summarise the evidence base. Here, we present our tool which includes the ability to generate vital visualisations for systematic maps and reviews as follows: a complete data table; a spatially explicit geographical information system (Evidence Atlas); Heat Maps that cross-tabulate two or more variables and display the number of studies belonging to multiple categories; and standard descriptive plots showing the nature of the evidence base, for example the number of studies published per year or number of studies per country. We believe that EviAtlas will provide a stimulus for the development of other exciting tools to facilitate evidence synthesis.
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- Authors: Haddaway, Neal R. , Feierman, Andrew , Grainger, Matthew J. , Gray, Charles T. , Tanriver‑Ayder, Ezgi , Dhaubanjar, Sanita , Westgate, Martin J.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Evidence synthesis technology , Software , Systematic mapping
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/406724 , uj:34207 , Citation: Haddaway, N.R. et al. 2019. EviAtlas : a tool for visualising evidence synthesis databases. , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-019-0167-1
- Description: Abstract: Systematic mapping assesses the nature of an evidence base, answering how much evidence exists on a particular topic. Perhaps the most useful outputs of a systematic map are an interactive database of studies and their meta-data, along with visualisations of this database. Despite the rapid increase in systematic mapping as an evidence synthesis method, there is currently a lack of Open Source software for producing interactive visualisations of systematic map databases. In April 2018, as attendees at and coordinators of the first ever Evidence Synthesis Hackathon in Stockholm, we decided to address this issue by developing an R-based tool called EviAtlas, an Open Access (i.e. free to use) and Open Source (i.e. software code is freely accessible and reproducible) tool for producing interactive, attractive tables and figures that summarise the evidence base. Here, we present our tool which includes the ability to generate vital visualisations for systematic maps and reviews as follows: a complete data table; a spatially explicit geographical information system (Evidence Atlas); Heat Maps that cross-tabulate two or more variables and display the number of studies belonging to multiple categories; and standard descriptive plots showing the nature of the evidence base, for example the number of studies published per year or number of studies per country. We believe that EviAtlas will provide a stimulus for the development of other exciting tools to facilitate evidence synthesis.
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What is the effect of prescribed burning in temperate and boreal forest on biodiversity, beyond pyrophilous and saproxylic species? a systematic review
- Eales, Jacqualyn, Haddaway, Neal R., Bernes, Claes, Cooke, Steven J., Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar, Kouki, Jari, Petrokofsky, Gillian, Taylor, Jessica J.
- Authors: Eales, Jacqualyn , Haddaway, Neal R. , Bernes, Claes , Cooke, Steven J. , Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar , Kouki, Jari , Petrokofsky, Gillian , Taylor, Jessica J.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Fire regime , Disturbance , Forest conservation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/289333 , uj:31391 , Citation: Eales, J. et al. 2018. What is the effect of prescribed burning in temperate and boreal forest on biodiversity, beyond pyrophilous and saproxylic species? a systematic review. Environ Evid (2018) 7:19 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0131-5
- Description: Abstract: Background: While the effects of prescribed burning on tree regeneration and on pyrophilous and/or saproxylic species are relatively well known, effects on other organisms are less clear. The primary aim of this systematic review was to clarify how biodiversity is affected by prescribed burning in temperate and boreal forests, and whether burning may be useful as a means of conserving or restoring biodiversity, beyond that of pyrophilous and saproxylic species...
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- Authors: Eales, Jacqualyn , Haddaway, Neal R. , Bernes, Claes , Cooke, Steven J. , Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar , Kouki, Jari , Petrokofsky, Gillian , Taylor, Jessica J.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Fire regime , Disturbance , Forest conservation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/289333 , uj:31391 , Citation: Eales, J. et al. 2018. What is the effect of prescribed burning in temperate and boreal forest on biodiversity, beyond pyrophilous and saproxylic species? a systematic review. Environ Evid (2018) 7:19 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0131-5
- Description: Abstract: Background: While the effects of prescribed burning on tree regeneration and on pyrophilous and/or saproxylic species are relatively well known, effects on other organisms are less clear. The primary aim of this systematic review was to clarify how biodiversity is affected by prescribed burning in temperate and boreal forests, and whether burning may be useful as a means of conserving or restoring biodiversity, beyond that of pyrophilous and saproxylic species...
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Which academic search systems are suitable for systematic reviews or meta-analyses? Evaluating retrieval qualities of Google Scholar, PubMed, and 26 other resources
- Gusenbauer, Michael, Haddaway, Neal R.
- Authors: Gusenbauer, Michael , Haddaway, Neal R.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Academic search systems , Discovery , Evaluation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/407668 , uj:34324 , Citation: Gusenbauer, M., Haddaway, N.R. 2019: Which academic search systems are suitable for systematic reviews or meta-analyses? Evaluating retrieval qualities of Google Scholar, PubMed, and 26 other resources. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1378.
- Description: Abstract: Rigorous evidence identification is essential for systematic reviews and meta- analyses (evidence syntheses) because the sample selection of relevant studies determines a review's outcome, validity, and explanatory power. Yet, the sea- rch systems allowing access to this evidence provide varying levels of precision, recall, and reproducibility and also demand different levels of effort. To date, it remains unclear which search systems are most appropriate for evidence syn- thesis and why. Advice on which search engines and bibliographic databases to choose for systematic searches is limited and lacking systematic, empirical performance assessments. This study investigates and compares the systematic search qualities of 28 widely used academic search systems, including Google Scholar, PubMed, and Web of Science. A novel, query-based method tests how well users are able to interact and retrieve records with each system. The study is the first to show the extent to which search systems can effectively and effi- ciently perform (Boolean) searches with regards to precision, recall, and repro- ducibility. We found substantial differences in the performance of search systems, meaning that their usability in systematic searches varies. Indeed, only half of the search systems analyzed and only a few Open Access databases can be recommended for evidence syntheses without adding substantial caveats. Particularly, our findings demonstrate why Google Scholar is inappro- priate as principal search system. We call for database owners to recognize the requirements of evidence synthesis and for academic journals to reassess qual- ity requirements for systematic reviews. Our findings aim to support researchers in conducting better searches for better evidence synthesis.
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- Authors: Gusenbauer, Michael , Haddaway, Neal R.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Academic search systems , Discovery , Evaluation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/407668 , uj:34324 , Citation: Gusenbauer, M., Haddaway, N.R. 2019: Which academic search systems are suitable for systematic reviews or meta-analyses? Evaluating retrieval qualities of Google Scholar, PubMed, and 26 other resources. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1378.
- Description: Abstract: Rigorous evidence identification is essential for systematic reviews and meta- analyses (evidence syntheses) because the sample selection of relevant studies determines a review's outcome, validity, and explanatory power. Yet, the sea- rch systems allowing access to this evidence provide varying levels of precision, recall, and reproducibility and also demand different levels of effort. To date, it remains unclear which search systems are most appropriate for evidence syn- thesis and why. Advice on which search engines and bibliographic databases to choose for systematic searches is limited and lacking systematic, empirical performance assessments. This study investigates and compares the systematic search qualities of 28 widely used academic search systems, including Google Scholar, PubMed, and Web of Science. A novel, query-based method tests how well users are able to interact and retrieve records with each system. The study is the first to show the extent to which search systems can effectively and effi- ciently perform (Boolean) searches with regards to precision, recall, and repro- ducibility. We found substantial differences in the performance of search systems, meaning that their usability in systematic searches varies. Indeed, only half of the search systems analyzed and only a few Open Access databases can be recommended for evidence syntheses without adding substantial caveats. Particularly, our findings demonstrate why Google Scholar is inappro- priate as principal search system. We call for database owners to recognize the requirements of evidence synthesis and for academic journals to reassess qual- ity requirements for systematic reviews. Our findings aim to support researchers in conducting better searches for better evidence synthesis.
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