Interested in the state of evidence for different ecological and evolutionary patterns and processes? Want to help researchers to make use of the Open Science when answering big questions? Have interest in terrestrial, aquatic, or animal ecology? We have 3 Master student projects to look at the current state of Meta- analysis in these three fields. Main aim: evaluate the current state of meta-analysis in terrestrial, aquatic, and animal ecology, and use these insights to suggest the best ways to improve upon the current situation The student will: evaluate the extent to which current MA follow standardized guidelines (Transparency in Ecology and Evolution guidelines); quantify the importance of these MA to advancements in the field; map the breadth of search engines and platforms MA use to locate relevant literature; quantify the extent to which the original datasets were used in these MA, and for what purpose (as an independent source of data, or to support claims from the primary articles). Why were some dataset not used?; estimate the extent to which certain studies were not used in MA because the lack of access to the datasets; use the previous findings to guide future developments for improved MA
Please contact Dr Antica Culina if interested [email protected] To learn more about the overall project and Master student project (Get in touch tab) you can also visit https://nioo.knaw.nl/en/meta-analysis- meets-open-science
