Echinoderm research perspectives: A Central American bibliometric review
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| Formatua: | artículo original |
| Egoera: | Versión publicada |
| Argitaratze data: | 2021 |
| Deskribapena: | Introduction: Central America, a narrow strip of land dividing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, has a high diversity of marine and terrestrial species. Echinoderms are one of the most diverse marine groups with 420 reported species. Objective: To summarize echinoderm research in Central America. Methods: We compiled the literature from SCOPUS, Web of Science, SciELO, Google Scholar, Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Internet Archive and the Smithsonian Library. Results: We found 324 publications dating from 1840 to 2020; the early studies had a strong taxonomic focus, but after the 1970s, ecology, evolution and reproduction gained prominence. Echinoidea is the most studied class (38% of publications) due to its use in evolutionary studies as well as the importance of the genus Diadema in reef ecology and dynamics. Conclusion: We recommend more research on fisheries management, conservation and environmental education; and greater integration of local and international research. |
| Herria: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Erakundea: | Universidad Estatal a Distancia |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Hizkuntza: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/3535 |
| Sarrera elektronikoa: | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/3535 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Gako-hitza: | ecology Echinoidea evolution Diadema collaboration networks ecología evolución redes de colaboración |