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Table 5. Summary of the variables included in univariate analysis, and their significance in relation to the
implementation of findings in conservation action
Variable
Significance
Details
Journal
Yes
BD had lower levels of implementation
Year of publication
No
-
Citations and Impact Factor
No
-
Corresponding author
residence
No
-
Author affiliations
Yes
Authors with NGO/Govt affiliations had a
higher proportion of findings implemented
than those with academic affiliations only.
Those with NGO affiliations had the highest
levels of implementation.
Funding
Yes
Higher levels of implementation when
research funded by an NGO or local
government body
Continent of study
No
-
Status of country of study
Yes
Slightly lower levels of implementation in
developing countries than developed
Authors resident in country of
study
Yes
Levels of implementation higher when co-
authors resident in the country of study
Motivation behind the
research
Yes
Higher levels of implementation when
motivation was to address conservation
management issues
Motivation behind publication Yes
Higher levels of implementation when
publication was to give scientific credibility to
work and disseminate to policy makers
Type of research
No
-
Incorporation of socio-
economic factors
Yes
Higher levels of implementation when
research addressed socio-economic factors as
well as species/system biology
Threats to study species
Yes
Lower levels of implementation when the
threat is habitat loss
Recommendations made
Yes
Higher levels of implementation when
recommendations made
Further dissemination
Yes
Higher levels of implementation when
findings disseminated further
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