Table 3.
Sensitivity analysis based on the fail-safe number (i.e., the additional number of observations necessary to change results of the meta-analysis from significant to non-significant) and the number of studies (n).
| Impact type | Parameter | Fail-safe number | n | 5n + 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grain yield and quality | Grain yield | 1660287 | 19 | 105 |
| Grain yield-single stack | 20671 | 16 | 90 | |
| Grain yield-double stack | 12002 | 10 | 60 | |
| Grain yield-triple stack | 359 | 3 | 25 | |
| Grain yield-quadruple stack | 528 | 2 | 20 | |
| Damaged ears | 103216 | 7 | 45 | |
| Damaged ears-single stack | 2360 | 4 | 30 | |
| Damaged ears-double stack | 30384 | 3 | 25 | |
| Damaged ears-triple stack | 801 | 2 | 20 | |
| Damaged ears-quadruple stack | 4763 | 2 | 20 | |
| Proteins | 0 | 3 | 25 | |
| Lipids | 9642 | 3 | 25 | |
| Acid Detergent Fiber | 0 | 3 | 25 | |
| Neutral Detergent Fiber | 0 | 3 | 25 | |
| Total Detergent Fiber | 0 | 3 | 25 | |
| Fumonisins in grain | 1596 | 4 | 30 | |
| Thricotecens in grain | 110 | 4 | 30 | |
| Mycotoxins | 7287 | 11 | 65 | |
| TO taxa | Diabrotica spp. (adults) | 26937 | 5 | 35 |
| NTO taxa | Anthocoridae (adults) | 0 | 15 | 85 |
| Aphididae (adults) | 0 | 8 | 50 | |
| Araneae (adults) | 32 | 12 | 70 | |
| Braconidae (adults) | 6114 | 4 | 30 | |
| Carabidae (adults) | 0 | 10 | 60 | |
| Chrysopidae (adults) | 0 | 9 | 55 | |
| Chrysopidae (larvae) | 22 | 3 | 25 | |
| Cicadellidae (adults) | 0 | 6 | 40 | |
| Coccinellidae (adults) | 220 | 17 | 95 | |
| Coccinellidae (larvae) | 0 | 4 | 30 | |
| Nabidae (adults) | 0 | 5 | 35 | |
| Nitidulidae (adults) | 0 | 6 | 40 | |
| Staphylinidae (adults) | 93 | 9 | 55 | |
| Biomass decomposition | Lignin in leaves | 3227 | 3 | 25 |
| Lignin in stems | 6216 | 3 | 25 | |
| Stalk mass loss | 5 | 3 | 25 | |
| Biomass loss | 40 | 3 | 25 | |
| CO2 emission | 81 | 3 | 25 |