[HTML][HTML] Global meta-analysis shows reduced quality of food crops under inadequate animal pollination

E Gazzea, P Batáry, L Marini - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Animal pollination supports the production of a wide range of food crops fundamental to
maintaining diverse and nutritionally balanced diets. Here, we present a global meta …

Meta‐analysis of social science research: A practitioner's guide

Z Irsova, H Doucouliagos, T Havranek… - Journal of Economic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides concise, nontechnical, step‐by‐step guidelines on how to conduct a
modern meta‐analysis, especially in social sciences. We treat publication bias, p‐hacking …

A meta-analysis of peatland microbial diversity and function responses to climate change

M Le Geay, B Lauga, R Walcker, VEJ Jassey - Soil Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change threatens the capacity of peatlands to continue storing carbon (C)
belowground. Microorganisms are crucial in regulating the peatland C sink function, but how …

Meta-analysis reveals that vertebrates enhance plant litter decomposition at the global scale

B Tuo, P García-Palacios, C Guo, ER Yan… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Evidence is mounting that vertebrate defaunation greatly impacts global biogeochemical
cycling. Yet, there is no comprehensive assessment of the potential vertebrate influence …

[HTML][HTML] Young mixed planted forests store more carbon than monocultures—a meta-analysis

E Warner, SC Cook-Patton, OT Lewis… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Although decades of research suggest that higher species richness improves ecosystem
functioning and stability, planted forests are predominantly monocultures. To determine …

[HTML][HTML] Association of vegetarian and vegan diets with cardiovascular health: an umbrella review of meta-analysis of observational studies and randomized trials

H Ocagli, G Berti, D Rango, F Norbiato, MV Chiaruttini… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are leading global causes of mortality.
Unhealthy diets have been linked to an increased risk of CVD, while plant-based diets have …

Meta‐analyses reveal support for the Social Intelligence Hypothesis

EM Speechley, BJ Ashton, YZ Foo… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT The Social Intelligence Hypothesis (SIH) is one of the leading explanations for
the evolution of cognition. Since its inception a vast body of literature investigating the …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and meta-analysis of unimodal and multimodal predation risk assessment in birds

KJ Mathot, JD Arteaga-Torres, A Besson… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Despite a wealth of studies documenting prey responses to perceived predation risk,
researchers have only recently begun to consider how prey integrate information from …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis to identify inhibition mechanisms for the effects of submerged plants on algae

X Liu, T Sun, W Yang, X Li, J Ding, X Fu - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Submerged plants inhibit algae through shading effects, nutrient competition, allelopathy,
and combinations of these mechanisms. However, it is unclear which mechanism is …

Maternal transfer of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wild birds: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Ricolfi, MD Taylor, Y Yang, M Lagisz, S Nakagawa - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals widely used in
consumer products. PFAS can accumulate in animal tissues, resulting in biomagnification …