Cumulative meta-analysis: a new tool for detection of temporal trends and publication bias in ecology.

Journal article

Temporal changes in the magnitude of research findings have recently been recognized as a general phenomenon in ecology, and have been attributed to the delayed publication of non-significant results and disconfirming evidence. Here we introduce a method of cumulative meta-analysis which allows detection of both temporal trends and publication bias in the ecological literature. To illustrate the application of the method, we used two datasets from recently conducted meta-analyses of studies t...

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Authors: Leimu, R; Koricheva, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society
• Volume: 271
• Issue: 1551
• Pages: 1961-1966
• Publication date: 2004-09-01
• DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2828
• EISSN: 1471-2954
• ISSN: 0962-8452
• Language: English
• Keywords: Periodicals as Topic; Nitrogen; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Time Factors; Publication Bias; Carbon; Ecology; Meta-Analysis as Topic