Quantifying the Impact and Relevance of Scientific Research

William J. Sutherland; David Goulson; Simon G. Potts; Lynn V. Dicks

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027537

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Quantifying the Impact and Relevance of Scientific Research

William J. Sutherland ,

* E-mail: w.sutherland@zoo.cam.ac.uk

Affiliation Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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David Goulson,

Affiliation Biological & Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
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Simon G. Potts,

Affiliation Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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Lynn V. Dicks

Affiliation Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Quantifying the Impact and Relevance of Scientific Research

William J. Sutherland,
David Goulson,
Simon G. Potts,
Lynn V. Dicks

Published: November 16, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027537

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Publisher's Note: Error in the legend of Figure 5

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A method for setting research priorities.
http://plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0027537#pone-0027537-g005

There is an error in the legend of Figure 5: Table S2 does not exist. The correct legend for Figure 5 is: "Each intervention to conserve wild bees is plotted according to its mean certainty of knowledge score (assessed by three experts) and mean priority score (assessed by 44 practitioners). The ten interventions in the ‘research priority’ quadrant of high priority but low certainty of knowledge (bottom right) are listed in Table 1. Lines are drawn at the 80% quantiles for knowledge and priority scores."

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Publisher's Note: Error in the legend of Figure 5

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