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Flawed Meta-Analysis of Biodiversity Effects of Forest Management.

Authors :
HALME, PANU
TOIVANEN, TERO
HONKANEN, MERJA
KOTIAHO, JANNE S.
MÖNKKÖNEN, MIKKO
TIMONEN, JONNA
Source :
Conservation Biology; Aug2010, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p1154-1156, 3p, 1 Black and White Photograph
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

The article focuses on the meta-analysis concerning the effect of forest management on biodiversity based from the paper written by Y. Paillet and colleagues. It discusses four major shortcomings of the study that contradicts the result of their analysis such as observational independence, bias on the taxonomic distribution, and exaggerated generalizations of the taxonomic data. It mentions that data based from the studies on saproxylic beetles were used by Paillet and colleagues for the analysis. It also concludes that the use of species richness as biodiversity value can be misleading and that Paillet and colleagues' analysis did not contribute to the understanding of the effect of forest management on biodiversity.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08888892
Volume :
24
Issue :
4
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Conservation Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
52236522
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01542.x