Can publication bias affect ecological research? A case study on soil respiration under elevated CO2

New Phytologist

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 517-521

  Dieleman, Wouter I J ^a   Janssens, Ivan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Climate manipulation experiments; Elevated CO2; Literature surveys; Meta analysis; Publication bias; Soil respiration; Statistical synthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; DATA BASE; DRUG EFFECT; ECOLOGY; LETTER; PUBLISHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; SOIL;

AEROBIOSIS; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DATABASES AS TOPIC; ECOLOGY; PUBLICATION BIAS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; SOIL;

EID: 79954933233     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03499.x     Document Type: Letter

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