Table 2 Summary of experimental methods found in the 85 papers reviewed that examined spatial dimensions of ecological processes
From: A review of landscape ecology experiments to understand ecological processes
Experimental method | Count |
|---|---|
Large-scale manipulative experiment | 16 |
Experimental model landscape | 3 |
Mesocosm | 5 |
Microcosm | 1 |
In silico experiment | 15 |
Microlandscape | 5 |
Novel landscape | 8 |
Large-scale observational experiment | 10 |
Exclosures | 7 |
Artificial nests | 1 |
Food addition | 6 |
Nutrient addition | 2 |
Seed addition | 2 |
Transplants | 3 |
Mark–recapture | 1 |