Table 1 Environmental variables
From: European agroforestry has no unequivocal effect on biodiversity: a time-cumulative meta-analysis
Variable name | Categories |
|---|---|
Agroforestry system | Silvopastoral; silvoarable |
Control type | Forest, cropland, pasture or abandoned agroforestry systems (generally described as shrub-encroached) |
Sampling methods | Transects with sweep netting; pitfall traps; pan traps; recording and various other methods |
Diversity measure | Species richness, family richness or Shannon diversity |
Sampling year | Numeric ranging from 1984 to 2019 |
Country of study location | European country |
Climate zone | Mediterranean (including two summer-moist Atlantic studies), temperate Central European or boreal |