Temporary closures have existed for thousands of years. Peer-reviewed publications started documenting them in the late 1990s. TEMPO is conducting a systematic literature review of all peer-reviewed texts about temporary closures to summarize lessons learned and answer our research questions at a global scale. 

Needs of Systematic Literature Review

  • It's unclear how temporary reserves have been observed scientifically
  • We want to test our questions against existing case studies
  • Team members search for social-ecological characteristics in published literature

Goals of our Review Process

  • Systematically collect publications
  • Identify knowledge gaps that we can address with fieldwork and modeling 
  • Understand where and how scientists have studied temporary reserves

Results Coming Soon!

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