Since the early 1990s, ecologists and evolutionary biologists have aggregated primary
research using meta‐analytic methods to understand ecological and evolutionary …

Publication bias threatens the validity of quantitative evidence from meta‐analyses as it
results in some findings being overrepresented in meta‐analytic datasets because they are …

DNA metabarcoding is increasingly used for the assessment of aquatic communities, and
numerous studies have investigated the consistency of this technique with traditional …

Meta-analysis is a quantitative way of synthesizing results from multiple studies to obtain
reliable evidence of an intervention or phenomenon. Indeed, an increasing number of meta …

Crop rotation has been widely used to mitigate weed, insect, and pathogen pressure, as well
as to increase plant diversity. However, the magnitude of and variability in crop yield with …

Most current research on land‐use intensification addresses its potential to either threaten
biodiversity or to boost agricultural production. However, little is known about the …

Identifying agricultural practices that enhance water cycling is critical, particularly with
increased rainfall variability and greater risks of droughts and floods. Soil infiltration rates …

Purpose The recently introduced concept of 'landscape services'—ecosystem services
influenced by landscape patterns—may be particularly useful in landscape planning by …

Institutions are vital to the sustainability of social-ecological systems, balancing individual
and group interests and coordinating responses to change. Ecological decline and social …

Crop management practices such as rotation, as well as climatic and edaphic factors,
modulate soil physical health. However, the overall magnitude of crop rotation benefits on …