The potential formeta-analysis to support decision analysis in ecology

Research Synthesis Methods

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 111-121

  Mengersen, Kerrie ^a   Aaron MacNeil, M ^b   Julian Caley, M ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Ecology; Environment; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ECOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84938700028     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17592887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jrsm.1105     Document Type: Article

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