Browsing NINA Brage by Author "Grainger, Matthew"
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Anthropogenic pressure on large carnivores and their prey in the highly threatened forests of Tanintharyi, southern Myanmar
Shwe, Nay Myo; Grainger, Matthew; Ngoprasert, Dusit; Aung, Saw Soe; Grindley, Mark; Savini, Tommaso (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The Tanintharyi Region in southern Myanmar is rich in biodiversity yet is facing threats from varying degrees of anthropogenic pressure. In this research we examine how anthropogenic pressures are influencing large carnivores ... -
Assessing the effect of mitigation efforts to improve vegetation recovery inpowerline construction sites across Norway
Hagen, Dagmar; Mehlhoop, Anne Catriona; Torsæter, E.; Kyrkjeeide, Magni Olsen; Grainger, Matthew; Evju, Marianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Land-use related to technical infrastructure puts great pressure on nature and landscapes globally. We used a screening approach to evaluate vegetation development in 295 construction sites related to upkeeping of the ... -
Citationchaser: A tool for transparent and efficient forward and backward citation chasing in systematic searching
Haddaway, Neal R.; Grainger, Matthew; Gray, Charles T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Systematic searching aims to find all possibly relevant research from multiple sources, the basis for an unbiased and comprehensive evidence base. Along with bibliographic databases, systematic reviewers use a variety of ... -
Conservation decision-making under uncertainty: Identifying when to reintroduce tiger Panthera tigris to Cambodia
Gray, Thomas N.E.; Grainger, Matthew; Grosu, Romica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Conservationists need to present biological monitoring data to decision makers in a way which clearly represents uncertainty. Providing results in terms of the probability of a hypothesis being true may have greater utility ... -
Conservation of Galliformes in the Greater Himalaya: is there a need for a higher-quality evidence-base?
Gupta, Garima; Grainger, Matthew; Dunn, Jonathon C.; Sanderson, Roy; McGowan, Philip J. K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Global biodiversity is at a heightened risk of extinction and we are losing species faster than at any other time. It is important to understand the threats that drive a species towards extinction in order to address those ... -
Conservation of Galliformes in the Greater Himalaya: is there a need for a higher-quality evidence-base?
Gupta, Garima; Grainger, Matthew; Dunn, Jonathon C.; Sanderson, Roy; McGowan, Philip J. K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Global biodiversity is at a heightened risk of extinction and we are losing species faster than at any other time. It is important to understand the threats that drive a species towards extinction in order to address those ... -
Effekter av arealbruk og arealbruksendringer på biodiversitet, økosystemtjenester og karbonlagring i Norge. Et systematisk kart og beslutningsstøtteverktøy
Nilsen, Erlend B.; Simensen, Trond; Singsaas, Frode Thomassen; Eriksen, Lasse Frost; Stokland, Håkon; Sutcliffe, Thomas Edward; Kolstad, Anders; Pilotto, Francesca; Grainger, Matthew (NINA Rapport;2472, Research report, 2024)Nilsen, E.B., Simensen, T., Singsaas, F.T., Eriksen, L.F., Stokland, H., Sutcliffe, T.E., Kolstad, A., Pilotto, F. & Grainger, M. 2024. Effekter av arealbruk og arealbruksendringer på biodiversitet, økosystemtjenester og ... -
Environmental evidence in action: on the science and practice of evidence synthesis and evidence-based decision-making
Cooke, Steven J.; Cook, Carly N.; Nguyen, Vivian M.; Walsh, Jessica C.; Young, Nathan; Cvitanovic, Christopher; Grainger, Matthew; Randall, Nicola P.; Muir, Matt; Kadykalo, Andrew N.; Monk, Kathryn A.; Pullin, Andrew S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In civil society we expect that policy and management decisions will be made using the best available evidence. Yet, it is widely known that there are many barriers that limit the extent to which that occurs. One way to ... -
EviAtlas: A tool for visualising evidence synthesis databases
Haddaway, Neal R.; Feierman, Andrew; Grainger, Matthew; Gray, Charles T.; Tanriver-Ayder, Ezgi; Dhaubanjar, Sanita; Westgate, Martin J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Systematic mapping assesses the nature of an evidence base, answering how much evidence exists on a particular topic. Perhaps the most useful outputs of a systematic map are an interactive database of studies and their ... -
The evidence synthesis and meta‑analysis in R conference (ESMARConf): levelling the playing field of conference accessibility and equitability
Haddaway, Neal R.; Bannach‑Brown, Alexandra; Grainger, Matthew; Hamilton, W. Kyle; Hennessy, Emily A.; Keenan, Ciara; Pritchard, Chris C.; Stojanova, Jana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Rigorous evidence is vital in all disciplines to ensure efficient, appropriate, and fit-for-purpose decision-making with minimised risk of unintended harm. To date, however, disciplines have been slow to share evidence ... -
Evidence synthesis for tackling research waste
Grainger, Matthew; Bolam, Friederike C.; Stewart, Gavin B.; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)There is an immediate need for a change in research workflows so that pre-existing knowledge is better used in designing new research. A formal assessment of the accumulated knowledge prior to research approval would reduce ... -
Existing evidence on the use of participatory scenarios in ecological restoration: a systematic map
Durrant, Eleanor; Howson, Pete; Puttick, Bekah; Potts, Samantha; Shennan‑Farpón, Yara; Sari, Novieta; Allen, Nicholas; Jo, Yeongeun; Grainger, Matthew; Teh, Yit Arn; Pfeifer, Marion (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background and context The scale of land degradation worldwide has led to nearly one billion hectares committed to restoration globally. However, achieving such restoration targets will necessitate complex trade-offs against ... -
Food waste reduction in supply chains through innovations: a review
Aramyan, Lusine; Grainger, Matthew; Logatcheva, Katja; Piras, Simone; Setti, Marco; Stewart, Gavin B.; Vittuari, Matteo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose – Agri-food supply chains are facing a number of challenges, which cause inefficiencies resulting in the waste of natural and economic resources, and in negative environmental and social impacts. Food waste (FW) ... -
From social interactions to private environmental behaviours: The case of consumer food waste
Piras, Simone; Righi, Simone; Setti, Marco; Grainger, Matthew; Stewart, Gavin B.; Vittuari, Matteo; Koseoglu, Nazli (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Consumer food waste, like many environmental behaviours, takes place in private, and is not directly subject to social monitoring. Nevertheless, social interactions can affect private opinions and behaviours. This paper ... -
How effective are perches in promoting bird‑mediated seed dispersal for natural forest regeneration? A systematic review protocol
Gan, Jelaine Lim; Grainger, Matthew; Shirley, Mark David Foster; Pfeifer, Marion (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Forest landscape restoration (FLR), often through tree planting, is one of the priorities in many global and national initiatives for carbon offsetting as part of climate change mitigation and biodiversity ... -
Hunters as citizen scientists: Contributions to biodiversity monitoring in Europe
Cretois, Benjamin; Linnell, John Durrus; Grainger, Matthew; Nilsen, Erlend B.; Rød, Jan Ketil (Journal article, 2020)Monitoring biodiversity characteristics at large scales and with adequate resolution requires considerable effort and resources. Overall, there is clearly a huge scope for European hunters, a special and often overlooked ... -
Implementing code review in the scientific workflow: Insights from ecology and evolutionary biology
Ivimey-Cook, Edward R.; Pick, Joel L.; Bairos-Novak, Kevin R.; Culina, Antica; Gould, Elliot; Grainger, Matthew; Marshall, Benjamin M.; Moreau, David; Paquet, Matthieu; Royauté, Raphaël; Sanchez-Tojar, Alfredo; Silva, Inês; Windecker, Saras M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Code review increases reliability and improves reproducibility of research. As such, code review is an inevitable step in software development and is common in fields such as computer science. However, despite its importance, ... -
Indikatorer for økologisk tilstand i våtmark, semi-naturlig mark og naturlig åpne områder under skoggrensa
Nybø, Signe; Kolstad, Anders; Sandvik, Hanno; Bakkestuen, Vegar; Evju, Marianne; Framstad, Erik; Grainger, Matthew; Jepsen, Jane; Nater, Chloé; Speed, James D.M.; Töpper, Joachim; Venter, Zander; Åström, Jens; Åström, Sandra C.H.; Bargmann, Tessa B.; Silvennoinen, Hanna M.; Sydenham, Markus A.K. (NINA Rapport;2336, Research report, 2023)Nybø, S., Kolstad, A.L., Sandvik, H., Bakkestuen, V., Evju, M., Framstad, E., Grainger, M., Jepsen, J.U., Nater, C.R., Speed, J.D.M., Töpper, J.P., Venter, Z., Åström, J., Åström, S.C.H., Bargmann, T., Silvennoinen, H.M. ... -
Living with human encroachment: Status and distribution of Green Peafowl in northern stronghold of Thailand
Saridnirun, Ghan; Sukumal, Niti; Grainger, Matthew; Savini, Tomasso (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Green Peafowl have declined significantly across much of their historical range mostly due to habitat loss and degradation following intensive agricultural expansion, logging and infrastructure development. In Thailand, ... -
Low-intensive agricultural landscapes could help to sustain Green Peafowl Pavo muticus inhabiting surrounding forest patches in Northern Thailand
Saridnirun, Ghan; Sukumal, Niti; Grainger, Matthew; Savini, Tommaso (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Wildlife in Southeast Asia is greatly affected by agricultural expansion. While intensive farming causes biodiversity decline, low-intensive farming can support some adapted wildlife. In Thailand, the rapid transformation ...