This DATSETNAMEreadme.txt file was generated on [20231213] by Jake Bicknell ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset: The Positive Impact of Conservation Action 2. Author Information Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Jake Bicknell Institution: Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), Address: School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, UK Email: J.E.Bicknell@kent.ac.uk 3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): 2018-2022 4. Geographic location of data collection (where was data collected?): Global scope, collated from peer-reviewed literature 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: None --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List A. Filename: Data from Langhammer et al.csv Short description: Data used in Langhammer et al. (2024) The Positive Impact of Conservation Action 2. Relationship between files: 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No If yes, list versions: Name of file that was updated: i. Why was the file updated? ii. When was the file updated? Name of file that was updated: i. Why was the file updated? ii. When was the file updated? -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: See publication 2. Methods for processing the data: See publication 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: See publication 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: See publication 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: See publication 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: See publication ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [FILENAME] ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 20 2. Number of cases/rows: 665 3. Variable List A. Name: Study ID Description: Unqiue study identifier B. Name: Biobliographic details Description: Publication citation of the data used in the meta-analysis C. Name: Counterfactual n Description: Sample size of the counterfactual D. Name: Counterfactual Mean RoC Description: Mean of the rate of change in the counterfactual E. Name: Counterfactual Std-Dev RoC Description: Standard deviation of the rate of change in the counterfactual F. Name: Counterfactual duration Description: Study duration in the counterfactual G. Name: Intervention n Description: Sample size of the Intervention H. Name: Intervention Mean RoC Description: Mean of the rate of change in the Intervention I. Name: Intervention Std-Dev RoC Description: Standard deviation of the rate of change in the Intervention J. Name: Intervention duration Description: Study duration in the Intervention K. Name: Hedges' g Description: Calculated Hedges g effect size L. Name: Hedges' g Std Err Description: Standard error of the calculated Hedges g effect size M. Name: Data source Description: Place in the published paper where the data were extracted from N. Name: Search method Description: How the publication was located O. Name: Year_publication Description: Year the study was published P. Name: Ecologocial organisation Description: Ecological organisation of the response variable (target of the conservation action/intervention) Q. Name: Intervention Description: Conservation action/intervention type R. Name: Geographic Region Description: Region data were collected S. Name: Study design Description: Experimental design of the study T. Name: Counterfactual description Description: Description of the counterfactual