The scientific literature on Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker 1857) from 1982 to 2012

Abstract

Limnoperna fortunei (golden mussel) is a freshwater bivalve native to Southeast Asia, but is becoming an invasive species in several aquatic ecosystems in the world. In this study, a scientometric analysis was performed to identify the patterns, trends and gaps of knowledge for this invasive species. A survey of the published literature was conducted using the database of the Thomson Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). A total of 107 papers were surveyed that were published between 1982 and 2012 in 60 journals. The number of papers on L. fortunei over the years has increased, especially within the last eight years of the study period. Argentina, Brazil, and Japan are the countries that contributed the most papers to the literature on invasive bivalve. The majority of papers were field-observational studies. Among some important gaps that need to be addressed are the relatively small number and/or lack of studies conducted in the native countries and in countries invaded by L. fortunei, the lack of internationally collaborative publications in these countries, as well as a low number of internationally collaborative studies.

Organic matter decomposition in subtropical South America aquatic environments: a systematic and scientometric review

“…In fact, Argentina and Brazil are the two countries with the largest economies in South America (World Bank, 2021). Additionally, previous systematic reviews on aquatic ecology in South America or Neotropics showed that Argentina and Brazil were the most productive countries (Padial et al, 2008;Barbosa 2014;Dominguez & Santos, 2014;Kandus et al, 2017). The increase in publications across the years can be associated with investments in education, Table 4.…”

“…The low percentage of collaboration (16%) suggests that academic research communities are still poorly connected with international collaborators. This gap has been mentioned by other authors who have carried out scientific studies on Brazilian Limnology (Melo et al, 2006), aquatic macrophytes (Padial et al, 2008), and invasive species (Barbosa, 2014). The low international collaboration in the production of articles reflects past difficulties in carrying out joint work.…”