Cutting through the complexity to aid evidence synthesis. A response to Haddaway and Dicks

Biological Conservation

Volumn 218, Issue , 2018, Pages 291-292

  Cook, Carly N ^a,b   Nichols, Susan J ^a,c   Webb, J Angus ^a,d   Fuller, Richard A ^a,e   Richards, Rob M ^a,f  

^a Centre for Evidence Informed Policy and Practice   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f Natural Decisions Pty Ltd   (Australia)

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EID: 85039058294     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.12.005     Document Type: Letter

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