Professor Andrew Pullin
Emeritus Professor

Affiliations
Links
- http://cebc.bangor.ac.uk
Website of Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation based in SENRGY
Contact info
Email: a.s.pullin@bangor.ac.uk
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Twitter @aspullin
Research Interests: I am Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation and interested in the concept of evidence synthesis and evidence-based practice in environmental management. In 2007 I co-founded the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE, www.environmentalevidence.org), an NGO that promotes the conduct and dissemination of systematic reviews of evidence on environmental impacts of human actions and effectiveness of environmental management and policy interventions worldwide. The CEE acts as a reliable, open-access, source of evidence to inform decision making in conservation and environmental management and policy. Current interests include imp[roving the rigour and efficiency of evidence synthesis methods and improving communication of findings to diverse audiences. I am also Editor of the CEE Journal ‘Environmental Evidence’.
- 2024
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Potential types of bias when estimating causal effects in environmental research and how to interpret them
Konno, K., Gibbons, J., Lewis, R. & Pullin, A., 7 Feb 2024, In: Environmental Evidence. 13, 1, 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2022
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Standards of conduct and reporting in evidence syntheses that could inform environmental policy and management decisions
Pullin, A. S., Cheng, S. H., Jackson, J. D., Eales, J., Envall, I., Fada, S. J., Frampton, G. K., Harper, M., Kadykalo, A. N., Kohl, C., Konno, K., Livoreil, B., Ouédraogo, D.-Y., O’Leary, B. C., Pullin, G., Randall, N., Rees, R., Smith, A., Sordello, R., Sterling, E. J., Twardek, W. M. & Woodcock, P., 19 Apr 2022, In: Environmental Evidence. 11, 1, 16.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2020
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The CEEDER database of evidence reviews: An open-access evidence service for researchers and decision-makers
Konno, K., Cheng, S. H., Eales, J., Frampton, G., Kohl, C., Livoreil, B., Macura, B., O'Leary, B., Randall, N., Taylor, J., Woodcock, P. & Pullin, A., 1 Dec 2020, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 114, p. 256-262Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the risk of bias in choice of search sources for environmental meta-analyses
Konno, K. & Pullin, A., 1 Sept 2020, In: Research synthesis methods. 11, 5, p. 698-713Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Strengthen causal models for better conservation outcomes for human well-being
Cheng, S. H., McKinnon, M. C., Masuda, Y. J., Garside, R., Jones, K. W., Miller, D. C., Pullin, A. S., Sutherland, W. J., Augustin, C., Gill, D. A., Wongbusarakum, S. & Wilkie, D., 20 Mar 2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 3, p. e0230495Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2019
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Key concepts for making informed choices
Aronson, J. K., Barends, E., Boruch, R., Brennan, M., Chalmers, I., Chislett, J., Cunliffe-Jones, P., Dahlgren, A., Gaarder, M., Haines, A., Heneghan, C., Matthews, R., Maynard, B., Oxman, A. D., Oxman, M., Pullin, A., Randall, N., Roddam, H., Schoonees, A., Sharples, J., Stewart, R., Stott, J., Tallis, R., Thomas, N. & Vale, L., 15 Aug 2019, In: Nature. 572, 7769, p. 303-306 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Defining and using evidence in conservation practice
Salafsky, N., Boshoven, J., Burivalova, Z., Dubois, N. S., Gomez, A., Johnson, A., Lee, A., Margoluis, R., Morrison, J., Muir, M., Pratt, S. C., Pullin, A. S., Salzer, D., Stewart, A., Sutherland, W. J. & Wordley, C. F. R., May 2019, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 1, 5, p. e27Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2018
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Mixing and matching: using qualitative methods to improve quantitative impact evaluations (IEs) and systematic reviews (SRs) of development outcomes
Jimenez, E., Waddington, H., Goel, N., Prost, A., Pullin, A., White, H., Lahiri, S. & Narain, A., 30 Nov 2018, In: Journal of Development Effectiveness. 10, 4, p. 400-421Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Standardized reporting of the costs of management interventions for biodiversity conservation
Iacona, G. D., Sutherland, W. J., Mappin, B., Adams, V. M., Armsworth, P. R., Coleshaw, T., Cook, C., Craigie, I., Dicks, L. V., Fitzsimons, J. A., McGowan, J., Plumptre, A. J., Polak, T., Pullin, A. S., Ringma, J., Rushworth, I., Santangeli, A., Stewart, A., Tulloch, A., Walsh, J. C. & Possingham, H. P., Oct 2018, In: Conservation Biology. 32, 5, p. 979-988 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Response to "Every ROSE has its thorns"
Haddaway, N. R., Macura, B., Whaley, P. & Pullin, A. S., 21 Sept 2018, In: Environmental Evidence. 7, 21Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Understanding the Impacts of Research Synthesis
Wyborn, C., Louder, E., Harrison, J., Montambault, J., Montana, J., Ryan, M., Bednarek, A., Nesshover, C., Pullin, A., Reed, M., Dellecker, E., Kramer, J., Boyd, J., Dellecker, A. & Hutton, J., Aug 2018, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 86, p. 72-84Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ROSES RepOrting standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses: pro forma, flow-diagram and descriptive summary of the plan and conduct of environmental systematic reviews and systematic maps.
Haddaway, N. R., Macura, B., Whalley, P. & Pullin, A. S., 19 Mar 2018, In: Environmental Evidence. 7, 7, 8 p., 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decision Support Frameworks and Tools for Conservation
Schwartz, M., Cook, C., Pressey, R., Pullin, A., Runge, M., Salafsky, N., Sutherland, W. & Williamson, M., Mar 2018, In: Conservation Letters. 11, 2, e12385.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2017
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Evidence maps and evidence gaps: evidence review mapping as a method for collating and appraising evidence reviews to inform research and policy
O'Leary, B., Woodcock, P., Kaiser, M. & Pullin, A., 17 Jul 2017, In: Environmental Evidence. 2017, 6, 19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Your evidence or mine? Systematic evaluation of reviews of marine protected area effectiveness
Woodcock, P., O'Leary, B., Kaiser, M. & Pullin, A., Jul 2017, In: Fish and Fisheries. 18, 4, p. 668-681Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Better evidence, better decisions, better environment: emergent themes from the first environmental evidence conference.
Cooke, S. J., Johansson, S., Andersson, K., Livoreil, B., Post, G., Richards, R., Stewart, R. & Pullin, A., 31 May 2017, In: Environmental Evidence. 6, p. 1-5 5 p., 15.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Considering cost alongside the effectiveness of management in evidence-based conservation: A systematic reporting protocol.
Cook, C. N., Pullin, A. S., Sutherland, W. J., Stewart, G. B. & Corrasco, L. R., May 2017, In: Biological Conservation. 209, p. 508-516 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of forest co-management programs on forest conditions in Malawi
Chinangwa, L., Pullin, A. & Hockley, N., 16 Mar 2017, In: Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 36, 4, p. 338-357Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding community criteria for assessing forest co-management programmes: evidence from Malawi
Chinangwa, L., Pullin, A. S. & Hockley, N., 1 Mar 2017, In: International Forestry Review. 19, 1, p. 17-28 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2016
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The reliability of evidence review methodology in environmental science and conservation
O'Leary, B., Kvist, K., Bayliss, H. R., Derroire, G., Healey, J., Hughes, K., Kleinschroth, F., Sciberras, M., Woodcock, P. & Pullin, A., 1 Oct 2016, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 64, p. 75-82Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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All that glitters is not gold: The effect of top-down participation on conservation knowledge, attitudes and institutional trust in a Central Indian tiger reserve
Macura, B., Secco, L., Pisani, E., Pullin, A. & Reyes-García, V., 1 Aug 2016, In: Regional Environmental Change. 16, August, p. 125-140Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Selecting appropriate methods of knowledge synthesis to inform biodiversity policy
Pullin, A., Frampton, G., Jongman, R., Kohl, C., Livoreil, B., Lux, A., Pataki, G., Petrokofsky, G., Podhora, A., Saarikoski, H., Santamaria, L., Schindler, S., Sousa-Pinto, I., Vandewalle, M. & Wittmer, H., 1 Jun 2016, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 25, 7, p. 1285-1300Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can co-management of government forest reserves achieve devolution? Evidence from Malawi
Chinangwa, L., Sinclair, F., Pullin, A. & Hockley, N., Jan 2016, In: Forests, Trees and Livelihoods. 25, 1, p. 41-58Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Livelihoods and Welfare Impacts of Forest Comanagement
Chinangwa, L., Pullin, A. & Hockley, N., 2016, In: International Journal of Forestry Research. 2016, 12 p., 5847068.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2015
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What evidence exists on the impact of governance type on the conservation effectiveness of forest protected areas? Knowledge base and evidence gaps.
Macura, B., Laura, S. & Pullin, A., 12 Dec 2015, In: Environmental Evidence. 4, 24Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contrasting response to mowing in two abandoned rich fen plant communities
Menichino, N. M., Fenner, N., Pullin, A. S., Jones, P. S., Guest, J. & Jones, L., 7 Dec 2015, In: Ecological Engineering. 86, p. 210-222Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The fitness consequences of inbreeding in natural populations and their implications for species conservation – a systematic map
Eales, J. F., Neaves, L. E., Eales, J., Whitlock, R., Hollingsworth, P. M., Burke, T. & Pullin, A. S., 26 Feb 2015, In: Environmental Evidence. 4, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Digital repository of associations between environmental variables: A new resource to facilitate knowledge synthesis
Ziegler, C. R., Webb, J. A., Norton, S. B., Pullin, A. S. & Melcher, A. H., 3 Feb 2015, In: Ecological Indicators. 53, p. 61-69Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Applicability and Feasibility of Systematic Review for Performing Evidence-Based Risk Assessment in Food and Feed Safety
Aiassa, E., Higgins, J. P., Frampton, G. K., Greiner, M., Afonso, A., Amzal, B., Deeks, J., Dorne, J. L., Glanville, J., Lovei, G. L., Nienstedt, K., O'Connor, A. M., Pullin, A. S., Rajic, A. & Verloo, D., 28 Jan 2015, In: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 55, 7, p. 1026-1034Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2014
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The policy role of systematic reviews: Past, present and future
Haddaway, N. R. & Pullin, A. S., 29 Oct 2014, In: Springer Science Reviews. 2, 1-2, p. 179-183Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence on the environmental impacts of farm land abandonment in high altitude/mountain regions: a systematic map
Haddaway, N. R., Styles, D. & Pullin, A. S., 13 Aug 2014, In: Environmental Evidence. 3, 17Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating and improving the reliability of evidence syntheses in conservation and environmental science: A methodology
Woodcock, P., Pullin, A. S. & Kaiser, M. J., 1 Aug 2014, In: Biological Conservation. 176, p. 54-62Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating effects of land management on greenhouse gas fluxes and carbon balances in boreo-temperate lowland peatland systems
Haddaway, N. R., Burden, A., Evans, C., Healey, J. R., Jones, D. L., Dalrymple, S. E. & Pullin, A. S., 3 Mar 2014, In: Environmental Evidence. 5, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2013
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Commonalities and complementarities among approaches to conservation monitoring and evaluation
Mascia, M. B., Pailler, S., Thieme, M. L., Rowe, A., Bottrill, M. C., Danielsen, F., Geldmann, J., Naidoo, R., Pullin, A. S. & Burgess, N. D., 11 Dec 2013, In: Biological Conservation. 169, p. 258-267Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Human well-being impacts of terrestrial protected areas
Pullin, A. S., Bangpan, M., Dalrymple, S., Dickson, K., Haddaway, N. R., Healey, J. R., Hauari, H., Hockley, N., Jones, J. P. G., Knight, T., Vigurs, C. & Oliver, S., 28 Oct 2013, In: Environmental Evidence. 2, p. article 19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence-based conservation and evidence-informed policy: A response to Adams & Sandbrook
Haddaway, N. & Pullin, A. S., 19 Jul 2013, In: Oryx. 47, 3, p. 336-338Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the relative conservation value of fully and partially protected marine areas
Sciberras, M., Jenkins, S. R., Mant, R., Kaiser, M. J., Hawkins, S. J. & Pullin, A. S., 23 May 2013, In: Fish and Fisheries. 16, 1, p. 58-77Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A systematic review of the effectiveness of liming to mitigate impacts of river acidification on fish and macro-invertebrates
Mant, R. C., Jones, D. L., Reynolds, B., Ormerod, S. J. & Pullin, A. S., 22 May 2013, In: Environmental Pollution. 179, p. 285-293Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the biological effectiveness of fully and partially protected marine areas
Sciberras, M., Jenkins, S. R., Kaiser, M. J., Hawkins, S. & Pullin, A. S., 28 Feb 2013, In: Environmental Evidence. 2, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2012
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A meta-analysis on the impact of different matrix structures on species movement rates
Eycott, A. E., Stewart, G. B., Buyung-Ali, L. M., Bowler, D. E., Watts, K. & Pullin, A. S., 1 Nov 2012, In: Landscape Ecology. 27, 9, p. 1263-1278Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Collaboratively-Derived Science-Policy Research Agenda
Sutherland, W. J., Bellingan, L., Bellingham, J. R., Blackstock, J. J., Bloomfield, R. M., Bravo, M., Cadman, V. M., Cleevely, D. D., Clements, A., Cohen, A. S., Cope, D. R., Daemmrich, A. A., Devecchi, C., Anadon, L. D., Denegri, S., Doubleday, R., Dusic, N. R., Evans, R. J., Feng, W. Y., Godfray, H. C. J., Harris, P., Hartley, S. E., Hester, A. J., Holmes, J., Hughes, A., Hulme, M., Irwin, C., Jennings, R. C., Kass, G. S., Littlejohns, P., Marteau, T. M., McKee, G., Millstone, E. P., Nuttall, W. J., Owens, S., Parker, M. M., Pearson, S., Petts, J., Ploszek, R., Pullin, A. S., Reid, G., Richards, K. S., Robinson, J. G., Shaxson, L., Sierra, L., Smith, B. G., Spiegelhalter, D. J., Stilgoe, J., Stirling, A., Tyler, C. P., Winickoff, D. E. & Zimmern, R. L., 9 Mar 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2011
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Does community forest management provide global environmental benefits and improve local welfare? Does community forest management provide global environmental benefits and improve local welfare?
Bowler, D., Buyung-Ali, L., Healey, J. R., Jones, J. P. G., Pullin, A. S. & Knight, T. M., 26 Sept 2011, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 10, 1, p. 29-36Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Realizing an effectiveness revolution in environmental management
Keene, M. & Pullin, A. S., Sept 2011, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 92, 9, p. 2130-2135Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is nest predator exclusion an effective strategy for enhancing bird populations?
Smith, R. K., Pullin, A. S., Stewart, G. B. & Sutherland, W. J., 1 Jan 2011, In: Biological Conservation. 144, 1, p. 1-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2010
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The why, what, and how of global biodiversity indicators beyond the 2010 target.
Jones, J. P. G., Collen, B., Atkinson, G., Baxter, P. W., Bubb, P., Illian, J. B., Katzner, T. E., Keane, A., Loh, J., McDonald-Madden, E., Nicholson, E., Pereira, H. M., Possingham, H. P., Pullin, A. S., Rodrigues, A. S., Ruiz-Gutierrez, V., Sommerville, M. & Milner-Gulland, E. J., 17 Nov 2010, In: Conservation Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A participatory process for identifying and prioritizing policy-relevant research questions in natural resource management: a case study from the UK forestry sector
Petrokofsky, G., Brown, N. D., Hemery, G. E., Woodward, S., Wilson, E., Weatherall, A., Stokes, V., Smithers, R. J., Sangster, M., Russell, K., Pullin, A. S., Price, C., Morecroft, M., Malins, M., Lawrence, A., Kirby, K. J., Godbold, D., Charman, E., Boshier, D., Bosbeer, S. & Arnold, J. E. M., Oct 2010, In: Forestry. 83, 4, p. 357-367Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The identification of priority policy options for UK nature conservation
Sutherland, W. J., Albon, S. D., Allison, H., Armstrong-Brown, S., Bailey, M. J., Brereton, T., Boyd, I. L., Carey, P., Edwards, J., Gill, M., Hill, D., Hodge, I., Hunt, A. J., Le Quesne, W. J. F., Macdonald, D. W., Mee, L. D., Mitchell, R., Norman, T., Owen, R. P., Parker, D., Prior, S. V., Pullin, A. S., Rands, M. R. W., Redpath, S., Spencer, J., Spray, C. J., Thomas, C. D., Tucker, G. M., Watkinson, A. R. & Clements, A., Oct 2010, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 47, 5, p. 955-965Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How do draining and re-wetting affect carbon stores and greenhouse gas fluxes in peat soils?
Bussell, J., Jones, D. L., Healey, J. R. & Pullin, A. S., 25 Sept 2010, The Collaboration for Environmental Evidence.Research output: Other contribution
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Urban greening to cool towns and cities: a systematic review of the empirical evidence.
Knight, T. M., Bowler, D. E., Buyung-Ali, L. M., Knight, T. & Pullin, A. S., 15 Sept 2010, In: Landscape and Urban Planning. 97, 3, p. 147-155Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A systematic review of evidence for the added benefits to health of exposure to natural environments.
Knight, T. M., Bowler, D. E., Buyung-Ali, L. M., Knight, T. & Pullin, A. S., 4 Aug 2010, In: BMC Public Health. 10, p. 456Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review