Scientometric diagnosis of the use of remote sensing images in Landscape Ecology studies

Sarragiotto, Mariana Cristina; Benedito, Evanilde

doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i1.8444

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“…As in other research fields ( Brito, 2008 ; Carneiro, Nabout & Bini, 2008 ; Lolis et al, 2009 ; Sarragiotto & Benedito, 2013 ; Morais & Cianciaruso, 2014 ), researchers from the USA or associated with USA-based organizations dominate the conservation genetics of African elephants. Although this is positive, it would be more interesting and cost-efficient if more African researchers could be involved in this field, thus enabling long-term African research and capacity building.…”

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Systematic review on the conservation genetics of African savannah elephants

Zacarias

Bini

Loyola

2016

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BackgroundIn this paper we review the conservation genetics of African savannah elephants, aiming to understand the spatio-temporal research trends and their underlying factors. As such, we explore three questions associated to the conservation genetics and molecular ecology of these elephants: (1) what are the research trends concerning the conservation genetics of Loxodonta africana? (2) Do richer countries conduct more research on the genetics of African elephants? (3) Which attributes influence where scholars conduct their research?Materials and MethodsWe examined available peer-reviewed publications from 1993 to 2014 in complementary online databases, including the ISI/Web of Science (WoS), Scopus and Google Scholar (GS), and searched for publications in scientific journals as well as in the reference section of these publications. We analyzed the annual trend of publications in this field of research, including the number of authors, levels of collaboration among authors, year of publication, publishing journal and the countries from where genetic samples were collected. Additionally, we identified main research clusters, authors, and institutional collaborations, based on co-citation and co-occurrence networks.ResultsWe found that during the study period there was a positive trend in the number of publications and a reduction in the number of authors per paper. Twenty-five countries contributed, with the majority of publications authored by researchers in the USA, Kenya and South Africa. The majority of samples were collected in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. Research outputs are associated with the existence of long-term conservation/research projects and research potential as measured by the literacy rate and the number of higher education institutions in a country. Five research clusters were identified, focusing on the origin and evolution of the species, methodological issues and the relatedness among elephant species.ConclusionsResearch in this field should be expanded to additional countries harboring elephant populations to enable a more comprehensive understanding of the population structure and genetic differentiation of the species, and to cope with challenges associated with the conservation of the species such as illegal hunting, habitat fragmentation, species reintroduction and climate change.

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