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and this was only marginally non-significant (z=1.76, df=453,p=0.07).
4.3.2.4 Species type 
There was no significance in proportion of findings taken up across species groups, and 
therefore no taxonomic bias in implementation 

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4.3.3 Motivation behind the research and publication 
There was a significant difference in levels of implementation for the motivation behind both 
the research project and publication (fig. 14).
Fig 14 (a) Relationship between implementation of findings and motivation behind the research project. 
Researchers undertaking research aiming to inform decision making (inform) and address conservation 
management issues (conservation) had higher levels of implementation than those who aimed to further 
knowledge of the species/system (knowledge), or address a scientific research question (scientific) (X
2
= 
42.18,df = 3,p=<0.001). (b) Relationship between implementation of findings and motivation behind the 
publication (X
2
=20.78,df=5,p=<0.001). 
That those who published to give the research scientific credibility had the highest levels of 
implementation likely reflects the further comments added by many of these respondents that, 
although the most important thing was to inform practitioners, this had been done prior to 
publication. The influence of motivation behind publication of the research was further 
analysed in logistic regression (table 4), and suggests that publication in the literature is not 
the best form of dissemination to practitioners.
Table 4. Glm model for motivation behind publication of the research with credibility as the baseline 
(df=455). Researchers who published for dissemination to scientists or as a requirement of the research