The meta-analysis of response ratios in experimental ecology

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1150-1156

  Hedges, Larry V ^a   Gurevitch, Jessica ^b   Curtis, Peter S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effect size; Elevated CO2, plant biomass responses; Meta analysis in experimental ecology; Meta analysis of response ratios; Research synthesis; Response ratio; Statistical techniques

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

EID: 0033037138     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[1150:TMAORR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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