Simple study designs in ecology produce inaccurate estimates of biodiversity responses
Christie, T. Amano, P. A. Martin, G. E. Shackelford, B. I. Simmons, W. J. Sutherland
This study compares the accuracy of different ecological study designs in estimating biodiversity responses to environmental impacts and finds that more robust designs like BACI are significantly more accurate than simpler designs.
bioRxiv · Apr 25, 2019Ecology