Database of non-target invertebrates recorded in field experiments of genetically engineered Bt maize and corresponding non-Bt maize: data files

This database represents a comprehensive collection of experimental field
data from all over the world on non-target invertebrates recorded in
genetically engineered/modified Bt and non-Bt maize. The three data files
deposited here are described by Meissle et al. (2022), BMC Research Notes,
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-022-06021-3 . The database was created for
a systematic review with the question if growing Bt maize changes
abundance or ecological function of non-target animals compared to growing
of non-GM maize, published by Meissle et al. (2022), Environmental
Evidence, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-022-00272-0. Data file 1
contains the database with 7279 records of non-target invertebrate
abundance, activity density, or predation or parasitism in Bt and non-Bt
maize, extracted from 120 publications. Data file 2 includes the list and
definitions of variables in the database, and data file 3 represents the
critical appraisal questions and answer options.