What is the aim of the review?

To review existing evidence of how plantations and pasture lands influence species richness and abundance by summarizing the data from the literature using meta-analysis techniques to test the following hypotheses for different taxonomic groups of flora and fauna:

1. That plantations support higher species richness than pasture lands.
2. That plantations support a high abundance of organisms than pasture lands.

Who's in the review team?

• Adam Felton (lead reviewer) - Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
• Emma Knight, Jeff Wood, Charlie Zammit & David Lindenmayer

At what stage is the review?
This review is now complete.

What did the review find?
To read more about this review, its findings, and the implications for conservationists and researchers, please see the Summary or Full Report.

Comments?
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