The role of replication studies in ecology.,Ecology and Evolution

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The role of replication studies in ecology.
Ecology and Evolution ( IF 2.3 ) Pub Date : 2020-05-22 , DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6330
Hannah Fraser ₁ , Ashley Barnett ₁ , Timothy H Parker ₂ , Fiona Fidler ₃

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Recent large‐scale projects in other disciplines have shown that results often fail to replicate when studies are repeated. The conditions contributing to this problem are also present in ecology, but there have not been any equivalent replication projects. Here, we survey ecologists' understanding of and opinions about replication studies. The majority of ecologists in our sample considered replication studies to be important (97%), not prevalent enough (91%), worth funding even given limited resources (61%), and suitable for publication in all journals (62%). However, there is a disconnect between this enthusiasm and the prevalence of direct replication studies in the literature which is much lower (0.023%: Kelly 2019) than our participants' median estimate of 10%. This may be explained by the obstacles our participants identified including the difficulty of conducting replication studies and of funding and publishing them. We conclude by offering suggestions for how replications could be better integrated into ecological research.

中文翻译：

复制研究在生态学中的作用。

最近其他学科的大型项目表明，当重复研究时，结果往往无法复制。造成这个问题的条件也存在于生态学中，但还没有任何等效的复制项目。在这里，我们调查了生态学家对复制研究的理解和看法。我们样本中的大多数生态学家认为重复研究很重要（97%），但不够普遍（91%），即使资源有限也值得资助（61%），并且适合在所有期刊上发表（62%）。然而，这种热情与文献中直接复制研究的流行率之间存在脱节，该流行率远低于我们参与者的中值估计 10%（0.023%：Kelly 2019）。这可以通过我们的参与者发现的障碍来解释，包括进行复制研究以及资助和发表研究的困难。最后，我们提出了如何将复制更好地融入生态研究的建议。

更新日期：2020-06-26

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