Beyond PRISMA: Systematic reviews to inform marine science and policy |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation, School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, Bangor University, LL57 2UW, UK;2. MISTRA EviEM, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden;1. Anhatomirim EPA, Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio/ MMA), SC 402, km 02, 88052-600 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil;2. Center for Marine Studies, Federal University of Paraná, Av. Beira Mar s/n, 83255-976 Pontal do Sul, Paraná, Brazil;3. Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados;1. Ocean and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4A2, Canada;2. Marine Planning and Conservation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4A2, Canada;1. Key Laboratory of Low-Grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, Chongqing University, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400030, PR China;2. College of Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, PR China;1. University of Nevada Las Vegas, School of Life Sciences, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004, USA;2. University of Nevada Las Vegas, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Las Vegas, NV 89154-3064, USA;1. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia;2. School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society (EGIS), Heriot Watt University Malaysia, Putrajaya 62200, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | A recent article by Sierra-Correa and Cantera Kintz published in Marine Policy 51 2015 identifies the need for systematic reviews of evidence to inform marine policy and management. To guide their review, the authors apply the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) Statement as a methodology. We identified eighteen systematic reviews published on marine topics between 2008 and 2015. Of those which stated a methodology (N=12), 25% (N=3) applied the PRISMA Statement. PRISMA is a checklist designed by the medical community to improve reporting standards of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, rather than guidelines for their conduct. Relevant guidelines have already been produced by the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence. By using PRISMA as a methodology without referring to these guidelines, or worse, post hoc without conducting a full systematic review, authors may unintentionally give the impression of having undertaken a more rigorous review than is in fact the case. Given the apparent increase in systematic reviews of marine and coastal topics, it is vital that appropriate methodology be used. Authors undertaking future reviews should use existing environmental systematic review guidance to help plan and conduct their review. By following these guidelines, standards for marine reviews should increase, ultimately resulting in more rigorous reviews better able to inform future marine science and policy. |
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| Keywords: | Evidence-based Reporting standards Evidence synthesis CEE guidelines Environmental evidence Environmental management |
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