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Banjarsari, Alda Awayan, Beginer Subhan, Neviaty P. Zamani, et al. "Bibliometric analysis: Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods in marine biodiversity research in the world and Indonesia." BIO Web of Conferences 147 (2024): 01013. https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202414701013.
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The urgency to identify biodiversity and other research has made eDNA methods more popular in recent years. This article aims to provide an overview of the eDNA methods for marine biodiversity research. We used bibliometrics to analyze marine biodiversity research using eDNA methods articles in the last twenty years from 2006 to 2024 in the Scopus database. Data processing using VOSviewer and Microsoft Excel. We found that 697 articles from 2006 to 2024 were published worldwide, while Indonesia had published 22 articles and started using eDNA methods from 2019. Cross-sector and cross-country research collaboration are needed as a solution for research and management challenges and to increase competence. With the right support, eDNA can be an important tool as a solution to global environmental challenges and protect Indonesia's valuable marine biodiversity.
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Jackowiak, Bogdan, Zbigniew Celka, and Elżbieta Obarska. "Biodiversity: Research and Conservation reaches volume 50! Looking back and forward." Biodiversity Research and Conservation 50, no. 1 (2018): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2018-0009.
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Abstract For 12 years, Biodiversity: Research and Conservation has been publishing scientific articles in the area of taxonomy, chorology, ecology and nature protection. In accordance with the journal’s profile adopted from the very beginning, the subject of publications are plants in the wide, traditional perspective of this group of organisms, as well as fungi and lichens. Over 12 years, 345 scientific articles were published in the journal’s pages. The frequency in individual sections is as follows: Variability, taxonomy and phylogeny – 95, Chorology – 92, Ecology – 79, Nature protection – 51, other topics – 28. The authors of these articles are 468 scientists from 28 countries. To ensure a high level of publications, the submitted works are send for review. To date, 171 scientists specializing in biological diversity research participated in the review process. Biodiversity: Research and Conservation, published at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland), is open for the authors from the whole world and attracts a growing interest among researchers and readers. The data presented in this article show that this journal is read in a growing number of countries. It reaches readers mostly through its online version, but it is still published also in the traditional paper form, with the possibility of including colour photographs and figures.
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Kok, A., Olde E.M. de, Boer I.J.M. de, and R. Ripoll-Bosch. "European biodiversity assessments in livestock science: A review of research characteristics and indicators." Ecological Indicators 112 (February 21, 2020): article 105902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105902.
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Developments in agriculture are a main driver for biodiversity loss, in which livestock play a major role through pastures and feed crop cultivation. Addressing biodiversity loss is challenging due to the broad definition of and the multitude of indicators for biodiversity. We reviewed scientific literature assessing effects of livestock on biodiversity in Europe, to provide an overview of general characteristics of these studies and their indicators for biodiversity. The search was performed in SCOPUS and Web of Science and yielded 857 records after deduplication, which was narrowed down to 131 articles that assessed biodiversity impacts of livestock in Europe. Analysis of these articles focused on general characteristics of the research (i.e. context, scale, species, function of livestock, approach), indicators used, and the general conclusion regarding the impact of livestock on biodiversity. The majority of articles studied biodiversity in France, UK, Italy, Germany and Spain; and studied the direct impact of grazing cattle and sheep on biodiversity at field scale. Indirect impacts of livestock on biodiversity through feed production were assessed in few studies. In about one third of the studies, the function of livestock was not related to food production, but to conservation of open landscapes through grazing. We found a large variety of indicators used to assess the impact of livestock on biodiversity. The indicators were divided in seven clusters: 1) DNA, breeds, populations, 2) abundance and richness, 3) traditional diversity indices, 4) novel diversity indices, 5) composition and function, 6) structure and habitats, and 7) qualitative scoring systems. The majority of studies included the indicators abundance and richness, although studies differed in the plant or animal species studied. Indicators used differed across scales and between functions of livestock. Studies with a conservation function of livestock more often used indicators from clusters 5 and 6 than studies with a food production function. A positive impact of livestock on biodiversity was often found in studies with a conservation function, whereas a negative impact of more intensive livestock was often found in studies with a food production function. The identified indicators for biodiversity were connected to different assumptions and values, and therefore answer different questions and present different conclusions regarding the state of biodiversity. This review provides insight in biodiversity assessments of livestock across scales and purposes; highlights that few studies linked livestock to their indirect impacts on biodiversity; and stresses that one should be critical about the indicators used for biodiversity.
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Lai, Jiangshan, Dongfang Cui, Weijie Zhu, and Lingfeng Mao. "The Use of R and R Packages in Biodiversity Conservation Research." Diversity 15, no. 12 (2023): 1202. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15121202.
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R is one of the most powerful programming languages for conducting data analysis, modeling, and visualization. Although it is widely utilized in biodiversity conservation research, the comprehensive trends in R and R package usage and patterns in the field still remain unexplored. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of R and R package usage frequencies spanning fifteen years, from 2008 to 2022, encompassing over 24,100 research articles published in eight top biodiversity conservation journals. Within this extensive dataset, 10,220 articles (42.3% of the total) explicitly utilized R for data analysis. The use ratio of R demonstrated a consistent linear growth, escalating from 11.1% in 2008 to an impressive 70.6% in 2022. The ten top utilized R packages were vegan, lme4, MuMIn, nlme, mgcv, raster, MASS, ggplot2, car, and dismo. The frequency of R package utilization varied among journals, underscoring the distinct emphases each journal places on specific focuses of biodiversity conservation research. This analysis highlights the pivotal role of R, with its powerful statistical and data visualization capabilities, in empowering researchers to conduct in-depth analyses and gain comprehensive insights into various dimensions of biodiversity conservation science.
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Derman, Mustafa. "A Bibliometric Analysis of Biodiversity Education." Journal of Science Learning 6, no. 1 (2023): 34–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/jsl.v6i1.50831.
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The importance of biodiversity is one of the most critical issues today, and intense efforts are being made to protect and maintain biodiversity. In this study, biodiversity, which is related to many disciplines, was evaluated in terms of education. A bibliometric analysis was used. The bibliometric method is widely used to reveal the relationship between scientific studies, the effect of the studies, and the effect of the researchers and journals in a particular field. Research findings showed that many articles have been published on biodiversity recently. In education, out-of-school learning activities are used more widely today. Moreover, the USA, China, and Germany are among the countries that publish more articles about biodiversity. Based on the research findings, it was determined that combining the formal education process with out-of-school activities will help students exhibit positive behavior about the environment and biodiversity. Considering the trend in recent years, studies related to climate change, ecosystem service, sustainability, and citizen science can be carried out.
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Rozak, Andes Hamuraby, and Decky Indrawan Junaedi. "Carbon emission from biodiversity research conferences in Indonesia." Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability 6, no. 2 (2022): 112–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.22515/sustinerejes.v6i2.191.
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Participants in scientific conferences have been traveling to the cities of conference venues. These mobilizations left carbon footprints due to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the scientists' transportation to their conference venue. This study looks at the carbon footprint of scientists who attended scientific biodiversity conferences in Indonesia from 2015 to 2019. We have identified that 30 scientific biodiversity conferences were conducted in 17 cities on five different islands during the corresponding period. The conferences have published 3092 scientific articles written by 9617 authors from various disciplines. The estimated carbon emission due to those scientists' transportation was 622 tons CO2-eq. This emission figure is almost equivalent to the emission produced by a person circling the earth 91 times using a passenger aircraft. A new paradigm of virtual conference should be considered to minimize the carbon footprint resulted from the scientists' transportation to and from the conference venue. Thus, the CO2-eq emissions released by scientists' transport can be reduced significantly. These emission reductions may mitigate and minimize the magnitude and impact of climate change to some extent.
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Zhao, Xuancheng, Fengshi Li, Yongzhi Yan, and Qing Zhang. "Biodiversity in Urban Green Space: A Bibliometric Review on the Current Research Field and Its Prospects." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19 (2022): 12544. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912544.
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Understanding the development process of urban green space and biodiversity conservation strategies in urban green space is vital for sustainable urban development. However, a systematic review of the urban green space biodiversity research is still lacking. We have retrieved 3806 articles in WOS core journals and carried out the bibliometrics analysis through the three related search terms: urban, green space, and biodiversity. We found that: (1) the year 2009 was a changing point, and the number of articles have increased exponentially since 2009. The United States, China, Europe, and Australia are closely linked, and four research centers have formed; (2) all studies can be classified into three research themes: “Pattern of Urban Green Biodiversity”, “Ecological Function of Urban Green Biodiversity”, and “Sustainability of Urban Green Biodiversity”; (3) based on the evolution of keywords, this field is divided into the budding stage (1998–2012) and the development stage (2012–2021). The keywords in the budding stage focus on the diversity of different species, and the keywords in the development stage focus on the ecosystem services, biodiversity protection, and residents’ satisfaction; (4) the future research focus may be in three aspects: studies on green space in the less urbanized area and urban-rural ecotone, the regulation mechanism and cultural services of urban green space, and the rational layout and management of urban green space. This study hopes to provide a reference for future research on urban green space biodiversity and promote the sustainable development of urban green space.
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Dimitrova, Mariya, Viktor Senderov, Kiril Simov, Teodor Georgiev, and Lyubomir Penev. "OpenBiodiv-O Ontology: Bridging the Gap Between Biodiversity Data and Biodiversity Publishing." Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 3 (June 13, 2019): e35773. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.35773.
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Communication of research findings is the last and arguably the most influential step of the scientific process. This is especially true for biodiversity science, in which new species descriptions and introduction of new taxonomic names happens through publication, as governed by the International Codes. Despite the strict rules for naming new taxa and revising existing taxonomic nomenclatures within scholarly literature, there is no system for keeping track of these changes and information often remains locked within the text of thousands of scattered journal articles. This talk presents OpenBiodiv-O, the first ontology which conceptually models the biodiversity publishing domain and through its application in the semantic graph database OpenBiodiv contributes to knowledge management of this domain. In combination with already existing ontologies for biodiversity and publishing (e.g. DarwinCore-based ontologies, SPAR ontologies), resource types introduced by OpenBiodiv-O help to create a link between these two domains. The ontology models the general structure of a research article, including sections specific to taxonomic articles, such as the treatment section, as well as other conceptual entities from taxonomy, like scientific names and taxonomic concepts. Thus, OpenBiodiv-O links scientific names to the corresponding article section in which they are mentioned via the class Taxonomic Name Usage and helps to discover hidden relationships between names. In addition, OpenBiodiv-O models the article metadata, such as the author names, affiliations and unique identifiers. The <em>orcid</em> class from the recently introduced Datacite ontology within OpenBiodiv-O models the ORCID of authors and will enable the future disambiguation of authors and linking with other platforms using ORCID. OpenBiodiv-O has been applied to the biodiversity knowledge graph OpenBiodiv, which is based on a Linked Open Dataset, created from Pensoft's journal articles and Plazi's treatments. Publishing of semantically enhanced scholarly literature as XML enables the conversion of semi-structured narrative into connected Resource Description Framework (RDF) statements. The ontology serves as a skeleton for the transformation of more than 729 million statements into a Linked Open Dataset. Reusing of existing ontologies within OpenBiodiv-O helps to establish a link between OpenBiodiv-O and other ontologies and facilitates federated querying between OpenBiodiv and other knowledge graphs. The application of OpenBiodiv-O towards a working solution for the biodiversity publishing domain demonstrates the potential of ontology modelling for data organisation and management.
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Sivasami, K. "Scientometric Study of The Research Performance on Biodiversity: The Global Perspective." Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution Research 7, no. 2 (2021): 455–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.30799/jespr.212.21070201.
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This paper examines on scientometric study of the research performance on biodiversity with the data that have been collected from Web of Science database. The study period was chosen from 2011 to 2020 and retrieved 11902 records for the study. This study was planned to find out year-wise publications on biodiversity research from 2011 to 2020, to examine authorship patterns, to find out the top twenty authors contributions, to find out top twenty institutions that contributed to biodiversity research, to find top twenty sources contributions and to identify top twenty countries contributed on biodiversity research. It was found that the year-wise biodiversity research publications show an increase trend. Among the 17 different document types, in the form of research articles have 9102 papers. Out of the 40843 authors, Schmidt B has occupied the first position with 56 contributed papers. 97.46% papers were contributed by collaborative authors, and very least number of papers published by single authors’. Totally 178 countries were contributed on biodiversity research publications, amongst India is the fifteenth place with 407 publications.
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Liu, Hui, Xiangqun Wu, and Xu Chen. "Recent Progress in Diatom Research in the Yangtze River Basin." Limnological Review 25, no. 1 (2025): 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/limnolrev25010002.
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Diatoms have been widely used for aquatic environment assessment. However, the progress of diatom research is uneven in different regions of the world. This study gathered both Chinese and English articles on diatom research in the Yangtze River Basin in order to explore recent progress in this field. Using the Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang databases, we gathered 419 articles (1995–2024) on diatom research in the Yangtze River Basin. There is a substantial increase in the number of articles since 2000. Since the mid-1990s, a total of 63 new diatom species have been identified in this region. Based on limnological investigations of lakes in the Yangtze River Basin, diatom-based conductivity and total phosphorus (TP) transfer functions have been developed for quantitative reconstruction of past conductivity and TP in the water column. The results revealed a recent shift in thematic focus from eutrophication to biodiversity dynamics, the ecosystem regime shift, and ecohydrological change. Although diatom research in the Yangtze River Basin has achieved fruitful outputs, further studies are urgently needed to explore diatom biodiversity and the ecological status of aquatic ecosystems in this rapidly-developing region. The results can improve our understanding of diatom research progress and hence provide important clues for further studies.
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Lobo-Moreira, Ana Beatriz, Ayure Gomes da Silva, Rodrigo Assis de Carvalho, and Samantha Salomão Caramori. "Four decades of natural resources research in Brazil: A scientometric analysis." Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais 58, no. 3 (2023): 427–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.5327/z2176-94781694.
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Brazil holds vast natural resources reserves, but their depletion can cause serious environmental issues on natural ecosystems and human society, such as desertification, pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change. In this study, we update the perspectives of natural resources publications by Brazilian scientists. We investigated articles in the Web of Science and Scopus databases published until December 31st 2020 using the key terms “natural resource”, and “Brasil” or “Brazil” in the authors’ address field. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel, Biblioshiny for RStudio, and SigmaPlot. From the first publication in 1977 until 2020, 3,983 articles were published, totalizing 88,530 citations. A total of 5,950 institutions from 78 countries collaborated on publishing in 1,101 journals, with 13,763 signed authors. Conservation and sustainability were the hot topics cited in keyword analyses, while the Amazon Forest was the most studied ecosystem. Brazilian natural resources’ research focuses on sustainable development, environmental management politics, and strategies to protect biodiversity and cope with climate change effects.
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Gessa, Simplicious J., William Tayeebwa, Vincent Muwanika, and Jessica M. Rothman. "Conflict or Harmony: Framing of Wildlife News in a Biodiversity Hotspot." Journalism and Media 5, no. 1 (2023): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/journalmedia5010001.
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Newspapers are avenues of the media that can influence public perceptions. Newspapers are especially important to engender support for wildlife protection because they reach populations who do not necessarily encounter wildlife frequently. Our research examined how newspaper media depict wildlife-related information in Uganda, a country which hosts high biodiversity. A content analysis was performed in two widely read daily newspapers, namely, the New Vision (n = 258) and Daily Monitor (n = 267), for news articles published in selected years between 2010 and 2019. The findings show a balance between positive and negative articles published in this period. New Vision had 51.5% of its articles on wildlife negatively framed while Daily Monitor had 50% of its articles positively framed. The articles that focused on the positive benefits from wildlife were the longest with 803 ± 525 words. One of the themes that featured prominently was the impact of developments on wildlife such as successful conservation practices, management interventions to save wildlife, and NGO conservation support to wildlife protection and population growth. Overall, newspaper articles addressed efforts that called for wildlife survival, but conflict still featured prominently. Measures to sensitize journalists, such as media engagement, wildlife tours, and integration with scientists, are needed to better implement conservation media. We also suggest that the media focus on the intrinsic benefits of biodiversity conservation, and that scientists be better integrated into wildlife news stories.
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Moskwa, E. C., I. Ahonen, V. Santala, D. Weber, G. M. Robinson, and D. K. Bardsley. "Perceptions of bushfire risk mitigation and biodiversity conservation: a systematic review of fifteen years of research." Environmental Reviews 24, no. 3 (2016): 219–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/er-2015-0070.
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Bushfire management systems can potentially undermine conservation policy if people do not value biodiversity conservation or understand what constitutes effective fire management. Our objective for this study was to review recent social research that explores public and practitioner perceptions of risk mitigation and biodiversity values in relation to bushfire management. To do this we undertook a systematic review of bushfire management literature published over a 15-year period from the year 2000 to 2014 to evaluate the current state of knowledge addressing public and practitioner perceptions of the relationship between bushfire risk and biodiversity conservation within a fire management context. A total of 39 articles addressed this issue, suggesting a disconnect between research into perceptions of bushfire risk mitigation and perceptions of biodiversity conservation. An integrated research approach that addresses the social component of the impact of risk mitigation policy and biodiversity conservation strategies is needed.
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Surata, Sang Putu Kaler, Anak Agung Inten Paraniti, and Ni Wayan Ekayanti. "Environmental Topics in Biological Learning: Systematic Study of National Journal Article Indexed Sinta." BIOEDUSCIENCE 5, no. 3 (2021): 250–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.22236/j.bes/535922.
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Background: Biology and the environment have very close interactions in the form of biodiversity, biosphere and ecosystems. The study was systematically conducted on research results articles with the aim of identifying environmental topics in biological education, outlining the research characteristics of biological education and synthesizing research trends and gaps on environmental topics in biological education in Indonesia. Method: Cross-sectional study design is conducted through a survey of research articles published in national journals. Results: The results of a meta-analysis of the structure and content of 41 articles in the indexed journal Sinta 1-3, found environmental pollution was the most discussed topic followed by several other topics such as biodiversity, ecosystems and conservation. Conclusion: Most research uses experimental design and development research with structured instruments to obtain measurable learning outcomes. Therefore, it is necessary to diversify biological education research to focus more on meaningful learning transformation through the integration of biological education in other fields, especially bioculture diversity.
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Rogozinski, Sina, and Somidh Saha. "The Current State of Resilience Research in Urban Forestry: A Qualitative Literature Review." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT 7, no. 01 (2021): 11–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.18811/ijpen.v7i01.2.
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In the times of enlarging cities and more people living in cities, it is essential to maintain the quality of life for everyone. Urban forests make a significant contribution to this. In urban areas, productive ecosystems are essential to maintain human health and well-being. However, problems like increasing urbanization, changing climate, and pollution in the air, water, and soil can endanger urban ecosystems like urban forests. Having or building resilient urban forests is seen as a possibility to maintain ecosystem services provided by urban forests. Under future conditions, they may become essential for human life in urban areas as some are critical for human health. This study is a literature review of past research dealing with resilience in urban forests. Forty-one articles published in the years 2006 to 2019 that complied with the search criteria were reviewed. Results show that only three articles used a definition of the resilience of urban trees after disturbance based on a formula; two articles used a definition of resilience based on natural ecosystems. The remaining articles did not define resilience while using the term in the articles. Out of the reviewed articles, four major themes were identified: urban forest management, urban biodiversity, urban soil, and socio-economic conditions. Nine articles included content about urban soils, 19 articles about urban forest management, 30 articles about urban biodiversity, and 11 articles about socio-economic conditions. As (built) urban forests in cities differ considerably from natural ecosystems, some authors rated monitoring and management actions as necessary, mainly for new establishments and the integration of new species. Authors expressed contradicting opinions on species richness. While some articles suggested focusing on native or endemic species, others proposed to increase species diversity to enhance urban forest resilience. Tolerances and resistances of tree species are essential for urban areas and may gain importance in the future, increasing extreme weather events leading to more frequent pest and disease outbreaks. Results indicated a focus on urban soil quality as a basis for plant growth, and tree health is an essential factor in urban forestry. Municipal authorities need to adapt management actions to create and maintain an urban forest to the benefits they intend to achieve for the city considering local conditions like climate, species pool, and specific resistances. At the end of the review, a framework recommends actions for a structured collaboration of municipal authorities, researchers, and citizens to achieve resilient urban forests.
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Peter, Maria, Tim Diekötter, and Kerstin Kremer. "Participant Outcomes of Biodiversity Citizen Science Projects: A Systematic Literature Review." Sustainability 11, no. 10 (2019): 2780. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11102780.
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Citizen science is becoming increasingly popular as a format in environmental and sustainability education. Citizen science not only allows researchers to gather large amounts of biodiversity-related data, it also has the potential to engage the public in biodiversity research. Numerous citizen science projects have emerged that assume that participation in the project affects participants’ knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. We investigated what evidence really exists about the outcomes of biodiversity citizen science projects on the side of the individual participants. For this purpose, we conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed research articles published up to and including 2017. We found evidence for various individual participant outcomes. The outcome reported most often was a gain in knowledge. Other outcomes, found in several articles, referred to changes in behavior or attitudes. Outcomes reported less often were new skills, increased self-efficacy and interest, and a variety of other personal outcomes. We discuss the research design and methods used in the reviewed studies und formulate specific recommendations for future research. We conclude that citizen science is a promising option for environmental and sustainability education focusing on biodiversity. Partnerships between natural and social scientists in the design and evaluation of projects would allow future biodiversity citizen science projects to utilize their full educational potential.
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Jurkus, Egidijus, Ramūnas Povilanskas, and Julius Taminskas. "Current Trends and Issues in Research on Biodiversity Conservation and Tourism Sustainability." Sustainability 14, no. 6 (2022): 3342. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14063342.
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The rationale of this article is the need to elicit the trending themes relevant to the latest research on biodiversity conservation and tourism sustainability. Hence, the purpose of this study: stocktaking of cutting-edge research articles in this field and eliciting the critical trends and issues shaping the knowledge, future research, and technical development perspectives on biodiversity conservation and tourism sustainability. The focus is on the trends, which are pivotal for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals until 2030. A hierarchical cluster analysis was undertaken with a KH Coder 3.0 tool to elicit topical co-occurrence networks for thematic words in academic papers from 2015 to 2020 on the topic, quarried from Google Scholar. The article’s main findings are the seven identified major trending research themes on biodiversity conservation and tourism sustainability: (1) Community-based tourism development; (2) National Park management for tourism; (3) Sustainable tourist motivation; (4) Biodiversity conservation and ecotourism; (5) Landscape and land use changes; (6) Visitor satisfaction monitoring; and (7) Ecotourism modelling. The article’s main conclusion is that the criteria and conditions for responsible low-key tourism in protected areas, both for biodiversity and local communities, are pivotal factors to consider for future research on biodiversity conservation and tourism sustainability.
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Zhang, Sunbowen, Linsheng Wen, Aifang Weng, Dongliang Cheng, and Baoyin Li. "Research Progress in Biodiversity and Human Well-Being, Based on CiteSpace." Biology 13, no. 12 (2024): 1020. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13121020.
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Biodiversity is crucial for human well-being and economic prosperity, representing a significant factor in constructing a global community of life on Earth. This study focuses on 4453 articles indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, employing the visualization analysis software Citespace 6.2.R7 for bibliometric analysis of research related to biodiversity and human well-being. The findings indicate the following: (1) there is a steady increase in publications on biodiversity and human well-being, covering 167 disciplinary fields, indicating a broad research scope; (2) the literature spans 168 countries and regions, with major contributions from the United States, England, Germany, Australia, and China; (3) COSTANZA R is the most cited author in this field, with Science being the most recognized journal; and (4) current research hot topics include ecosystem services, genetic diversity, marine protected areas, nature-based solutions (NbS), and green spaces, while climate change, urban green space management, and national park system development are identified as important emerging directions. This study, grounded in significant global literature, aims to enrich the breadth and depth of research on biodiversity and human well-being, offering feasibility references for constructing theoretical frameworks in biodiversity studies and providing theoretical guidance for promoting modern harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
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Lin, Congtian, Xiongwei Huang, and Liqiang Ji. "MapBio：Mapping Biodiversity of China." Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 2 (May 22, 2018): e26075. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.26075.
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MapBio is a project initiated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which aims at integrating species distribution data from different sources and mapping the biodiversity of China to support biodiversity research and biodiversity conservation decisions. Species distribution data may be found in journal articles, books and different databases in various formats, and most species distributions are described in free text. MapBio is trying to build up a workflow for collecting this free text, parsing it into standardized data and projecting distributions onto a map for each species in China. A map module of MapBio is designed and implemented based on Web GIS to visualize species distributions on a map at different levels, e.g., occurrence points, county, province, distribution range, protected area, waterbody, biogeographic realm. Since the completeness of distribution data is very important for assessing biodiversity, we developed a tool in MapBio for analysis of the gaps in distribution data. Based on the species distribution data, especially the occurrence data, MapBio provides an integrated modeling tool for helping users to build species niche models. MapBio is an open access project. Users can get data and services from it easily for biodiversity research and conservation, and also can contribute their own biodiversity data to MapBio.
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Lin, Congtian, Xiongwei Huang, and Liqiang Ji. "MapBio:Mapping Biodiversity of China." Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 2 (May 22, 2018): e26075. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.26075.
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MapBio is a project initiated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which aims at integrating species distribution data from different sources and mapping the biodiversity of China to support biodiversity research and biodiversity conservation decisions. Species distribution data may be found in journal articles, books and different databases in various formats, and most species distributions are described in free text. MapBio is trying to build up a workflow for collecting this free text, parsing it into standardized data and projecting distributions onto a map for each species in China. A map module of MapBio is designed and implemented based on Web GIS to visualize species distributions on a map at different levels, e.g., occurrence points, county, province, distribution range, protected area, waterbody, biogeographic realm. Since the completeness of distribution data is very important for assessing biodiversity, we developed a tool in MapBio for analysis of the gaps in distribution data. Based on the species distribution data, especially the occurrence data, MapBio provides an integrated modeling tool for helping users to build species niche models. MapBio is an open access project. Users can get data and services from it easily for biodiversity research and conservation, and also can contribute their own biodiversity data to MapBio.
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Carrillo, Juan D., Carlos Jaramillo, Fernando Abadía, et al. "The Miocene La Venta Biome (Colombia): A century of research and future perspectives." Geodiversitas 45, no. 26 (2023): 739–67. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2023v45a26.
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Carrillo, Juan D., Jaramillo, Carlos, Abadía, Fernando, Aguilera, Orangel, Alfonso-Rojas, Andrés, Billet, Guillaume, Benites-Palomino, Aldo, Cadena, Edwin-Alberto, Cárdenas, Andrés, Carlini, Alfredo A., Carrillo-Briceño, Jorge, Carvalho, Mónica (2023): The Miocene La Venta Biome (Colombia): A century of research and future perspectives. Geodiversitas 45 (26): 739-767, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2023v45a26, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/g2023v45a26.pdf
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MENDONÇA, VALERIA MELO, Marta Jeidjane Borges Ribeiro, Ramon Santos Carvalho, Jandira Reis Vasconcelos, Gilton José Ferreira Da Silva, and Mário Jorge Campos Dos Santos. "The Technological Indicators and Plant Biodiversity." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 7, no. 1 (2019): 105–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol7.iss1.1289.
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The use of plant biodiversity in the elaboration of products or processes contributes to the progress of technological innovation and to the recognition of the profitable potential of biological resources. Therefore, this research aims to perform a systematic review on technological indicators of the use of genetic patrimony, specifically of vegetal biodiversity, to identify concepts and measurement techniques. A systematic survey was carried out at the bases of Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct using thematic strings (Genetic Patrimony, Plant Biodiversity and Technological Indicator). The recovered files were exported for analysis in StArt software. There was no mention of the topic, so the systematic review analyzed articles selected by combining strings adopting inclusion and exclusion criteria. The research made it possible to identify relevant and guiding data on the subject studied, but did not reveal the existence of an indicator or index that relates the use of vegetal biodiversity to the production of patents.
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Sarathchandra, Chaya, Yirga Alemu Abebe, Iresha Lakmali Wijerathne, Sasith Tharanga Aluthwattha, Sriyani Wickramasinghe, and Zhiyun Ouyang. "An Overview of Ecosystem Service Studies in a Tropical Biodiversity Hotspot, Sri Lanka: Key Perspectives for Future Research." Forests 12, no. 5 (2021): 540. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12050540.
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Tropical island countries are often highly populated and deliver immense ecosystem service benefits. As human wellbeing depends on these ecosystems, proper management is crucial in the resource-rich tropical lands where there is less related research. Though ecosystem service and biodiversity studies are a promising path to inform the ecosystem management for these mostly developing countries, published evidence of using ecosystem service studies in decision making is lacking. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of ecosystem services and related research in Sri Lanka, examining trends and gaps in how these studies are conceptualized. Out of the considered 220 peer-reviewed articles, the majority of articles (48.2%) were terrestrial and forest related while coastal ecosystems were considered in 33.2% of studies. In most studies, the ecosystem service category studied was provisioning (31.5%) followed by regulatory service (28.7%). Studies investigating and quantifying ecosystem services, pressures on ecosystems, and their management were fewer compared to studies related to biodiversity or species introduction. Moreover, studies investigating the value of ecosystem services and biodiversity to the communities or involvement of stakeholders in the development of management actions regarding the ecosystem services were rare in Sri Lanka, and an intense focus from future studies in these aspects is timely and necessary.
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Walsh, Rory P. D., Ruth Nussbaum, David Fowler, Maja Weilenmann, and Andy Hector. "Conclusion: applying South East Asia Rainforest Research Programme science to land-use management policy and practice in a changing landscape and climate." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 366, no. 1582 (2011): 3354–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2011.0179.
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The context and challenges relating to the remaining tropical rainforest are briefly reviewed and the roles which science can play in addressing questions are outlined. Key messages which articles in the special issue, mainly based on projects of the Royal Society South East Asia Rainforest Research Programme (SEARRP), have raised of relevance to policies on land use, land management and REDD+ are then considered. Results from the atmospheric science and hydrology papers, and some of the ecological ones, demonstrate the very high ecosystem service values of rainforest (compared with oil palm) in maintaining high biodiversity, good local air quality, reducing greenhouse emissions, and reducing landslide, flooding and sedimentation consequences of climate change—and hence provide science to underpin the protection of remaining forest, even if degraded and fragmented. Another group of articles test ways of restoring forest quality (in terms of biodiversity and carbon value) or maintaining as high biodiversity and ecological functioning levels as possible via intelligent design of forest zones and fragments within oil palm landscapes. Finally, factors that have helped to enhance the policy relevance of SEARRP projects and dissemination of their results to decision-makers are outlined.
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Hannibal, Wellington, Polla Renon, Valquiria Vilalba Figueiredo, Roniel Freitas Oliveira, Antonio Eduardo Moreno, and Romari Alejandra Martinez. "Trends and biases in scientific literature about marmosets, genus Callithrix (Primates, Callitrichidae): biodiversity and conservation perspectives." Neotropical Biology and Conservation 14, no. 4 (2019): 529–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.14.e49077.
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Marmosets of the genus Callithrix are small-bodied platyrrhines, endemic to Brazil. In the last 30 years, there has been a constant interest in studying their biology, ecology and conservation. In this study, we compiled a systematic review to evaluate the trends and advances of marmoset research, from biodiversity and conservation perspectives. We searched for articles published in peer-reviewed journals within the main academic search engines, using the keywords “marmoset” OR “sagui” OR “Callithrix”. We found 68 published articles with a focus on biodiversity and conservation. The number of articles has increased over the years, most of them consisting of research from the Atlantic Forest biome. Callithrix penicillata (26 articles) and C. jacchus (21) were the most studied species. The number of studies was associated with the species’ geographical distribution. From a conservation perspective, the most threatened species showed the narrowest geographical distribution, a lower number of studies and, on average, a smaller protected area size. We concluded that trends and biases in biodiversity and conservation scientific literature of Callithrix are directly and indirectly associated with its geographical distribution. Species with wide geographical distribution are more studied, better known and protected. We highlight that the major effort of studies must be towards marmoset populations from the transition region of the Atlantic Forest-Cerrado and Caatinga biomes, and on threatened species within narrow geographical ranges.
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Carlos Henrique Marchiori. "Biodiversity of the Simuliidae family." Open Access Research Journal of Science and Technology 4, no. 1 (2022): 001–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.53022/oarjst.2022.4.1.0071.
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Simuliidae belong to the order Diptera, suborder Nematocera, Infraorder Culicomorpha, Superfamily Chironomoidea, and Family Simuliidae. They are known as “borrachudo” or “pium” in Brazil and as “black flies” in English-speaking countries. This study objective to report the characteristics of the Family Simuliidae. The research was carried out in studies related to quantitative aspects of the Family, Subfamily and Species (taxonomic groups) and conceptual aspects such as: biology, geographical distribution, species, life cycle, damage, economic importance, medicinal importance, biological aspects, and reproduction. A literature search was carried out containing articles published from 1950 to 2021. The mini-review was prepared in Goiânia, Goiás, from September to October 2021, through the Portal of Scientific Journals in Health Sciences, Pubmed, Online Scientific Library (Scielo), internet, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Frontiers, Biological Abstract, Publons, Qeios, Dialnet, World, Wide Science, Springer, RefSeek, Microsoft Academic, Science, ERIC, Science Research.com, SEEK education, Periodicals CAPES, Google Academic, Bioline International and VADLO.
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Mannazzu, Ilaria, Marilena Budroni, Giacomo Zara, and Severino Zara. "Preservation, Characterization and Exploitation of Microbial Biodiversity of Agri-Food and Environmental Interest." Microorganisms 8, no. 12 (2020): 1938. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8121938.
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This Special Issue collects original contributions in the form of review or research articles, dealing with different aspects of the preservation, characterization and exploitation of the biodiversity of bacteria, yeast, algae and filamentous fungi of different origins [...]
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Penev, Lyubomir, Teodor Georgiev, Viktor Senderov, Mariya Dimitrova, and Pavel Stoev. "The Pensoft Data Publishing Workflow: The FAIRway from articles to Linked Open Data." Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 3 (June 13, 2019): e35902. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.35902.
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As one of the first advocates of open access and open data in the field of biodiversity publishiing, Pensoft has adopted a multiple data publishing model, resulting in the ARPHA-BioDiv toolbox (Penev et al. 2017). ARPHA-BioDiv consists of several data publishing workflows and tools described in the Strategies and Guidelines for Publishing of Biodiversity Data and elsewhere: Data underlying research results are deposited in an external repository and/or published as supplementary file(s) to the article and then linked/cited in the article text; supplementary files are published under their own DOIs and bear their own citation details. Data deposited in trusted repositories and/or supplementary files and described in data papers; data papers may be submitted in text format or converted into manuscripts from Ecological Metadata Language (EML) metadata. Integrated narrative and data publishing realised by the Biodiversity Data Journal, where structured data are imported into the article text from tables or via web services and downloaded/distributed from the published article. Data published in structured, semanticaly enriched, full-text XMLs, so that several data elements can thereafter easily be harvested by machines. Linked Open Data (LOD) extracted from literature, converted into interoperable RDF triples in accordance with the OpenBiodiv-O ontology (Senderov et al. 2018) and stored in the OpenBiodiv Biodiversity Knowledge Graph. The above mentioned approaches are supported by a whole ecosystem of additional workflows and tools, for example: (1) pre-publication data auditing, involving both human and machine data quality checks (workflow 2); (2) web-service integration with data repositories and data centres, such as Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD), Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio), Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE), Long Term Ecological Research (LTER), PlutoF, Dryad, and others (workflows 1,2); (3) semantic markup of the article texts in the TaxPub format facilitating further extraction, distribution and re-use of sub-article elements and data (workflows 3,4); (4) server-to-server import of specimen data from GBIF, BOLD, iDigBio and PlutoR into manuscript text (workflow 3); (5) automated conversion of EML metadata into data paper manuscripts (workflow 2); (6) export of Darwin Core Archive and automated deposition in GBIF (workflow 3); (7) submission of individual images and supplementary data under own DOIs to the Biodiversity Literature Repository, BLR (workflows 1-3); (8) conversion of key data elements from TaxPub articles and taxonomic treatments extracted by Plazi into RDF handled by OpenBiodiv (workflow 5). These approaches represent different aspects of the prospective scholarly publishing of biodiversity data, which in a combination with text and data mining (TDM) technologies for legacy literature (PDF) developed by Plazi, lay the ground of an entire data publishing ecosystem for biodiversity, supplying FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable data to several interoperable overarching infrastructures, such as GBIF, BLR, Plazi TreatmentBank, OpenBiodiv and various end users.
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Romero-Natale, Aline, Otilio Acevedo-Sandoval, and Arturo Sanchez-Porras. "Ecosystem Services in the Milpa System: A Systematic Review." One Ecosystem 9 (September 13, 2024): e131969. https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.9.e131969.
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The Milpa System is an ancient agroecosystem that has played a crucial role in Mesoamerican agriculture for over 9,000 years, particularly in Mexico and Central America. This system provides essential ecosystem services, such as food production, soil quality restoration, biodiversity conservation and the transmission of ecological knowledge. The objective of this systematic review is to inventory and analyse the potential ecosystem services provided by the Milpa System and similar maize-based intercropping systems. The review followed the PRISMA methodology, ensuring rigorous and reproducible research across studies published worldwide in English and Spanish between 2017 and 2023. The analysis included 47 studies that identified a total of 38 distinct ecosystem services. Amongst these, five provisioning services were identified, with 32 articles highlighting food provision. Twenty regulation and maintenance services were discussed, with biodiversity conservation being the most prominent, mentioned in 24 articles. However, cultural services were under-represented, appearing in only 12 articles. Despite the limited research on the Milpa System's ecosystem services, particularly outside of Mexico, the findings underscore the system's critical role in promoting agricultural resilience, ensuring food security and conserving biodiversity. This review emphasises the need for increased research to preserve and promote the Milpa System as a sustainable agricultural model that contributes to the well-being of both local communities and broader ecosystems.
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Basnet, Deepa, Pratikshya Kandel, Nakul Chettri, et al. "Biodiversity Research Trends and Gaps from the Confluence of Three Global Biodiversity Hotspots in the Far-Eastern Himalaya." International Journal of Ecology 2019 (January 8, 2019): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1323419.
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The Far-Eastern Himalaya Landscape (FHL), a shared transboundary landscape between China, India, and Myanmar, is one of the most intact and biologically rich landscapes in the Eastern Himalaya. Yet, the state of biodiversity and its significance are comparatively poorly known to conservationists and policy makers due to low priority in research, inaccessibility, and remoteness. We collated and reviewed 1032 articles relating to biodiversity of the FHL to understand research trends, identify knowledge gaps, and suggest priority research areas for future biodiversity conservation and management in the landscape. Our review showed that the Myanmar part of the landscape is the most studied, followed by the Indian and Chinese parts. The trend of publications in the landscape showed that the earliest publication on biodiversity in the FHL dates back to 1833, while the years from 2001 to 2017 account for almost 80% of the total publications. Most studies focused on species (73.6%), followed by ecosystems (25%) and genetics (1.4%). Mammals were the most studied taxa (22.6%), with a greater focus on charismatic megafauna, followed by arthropods (15.6%), angiosperms (14.8%), insects (13.4%), and birds (10.8%). There were very few publications on lower invertebrates and lower kingdoms, Monera, Protista, Fungi, and Viruses. At the ecosystem level, most studies focused on forests (58.5%) followed by freshwater (32%), agroecosystems (9%), and alpine/tundra ecosystem (0.5%); there were only 14 studies at genetic level. In the FHL, new species have been discovered and rediscovered starting from the early 1930s until 2017. The majority of newly discovered species in the last 18 years are arthropods. The paper reviews past research areas, identifies gaps for future research and intervention, and recommends transboundary collaboration to address these gaps for conservation and sustainable development of the FHL landscape.
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Benedetti, Yanina. "Trends in High Nature Value farmland studies: A systematic review." European Journal of Ecology 3, no. 2 (2017): 19–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/eje-2017-0012.
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AbstractBackground. Since the High Nature Value (HNV) concept was defined in the early 1990s, several studies on HNV farmland has been increasing over the past 30 years in Europe, highlighting the interest by scientific community of HNV farming systems supporting biodiversity conservation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the trends and main gaps on HNV farmland peer-reviewed publications in order to contribute to the effectiveness of future research in this field. Methods. Searches were conducted using the databases Web of SciencesTM and Scopus in order to identify only peer-reviewed articles on HNV farmland, published prior to July 2017. The inclusion and exclusion criteria were developed a priori. Data as year, country, type of document, subject area, taxa studied and biodiversity metrics assessed were extracted and explored in order to analyse the spatial and temporal distribution of the concept, including the main topics addressed in HNV farmland literature. Results. After screening 308 original articles, 90 were selected for this review. HNV farmland studies involved several disciplines, mainly biodiversity and conservation and environmental sciences and ecology. Most peer-reviewed articles focused on HNV farming were conducted in Spain, Italy, Ireland and Portugal. The main studied taxa were plants and birds. Taxonomic diversity was the biodiversity metric more often used to assess the biodiversity status on HNV farmland areas. A positive correlation was found between HNV farmland area and HNV farmland studies conducted in respective countries. Discussion. The HNV farmland research subject is a relative novel approach, and this systematic review provides a comprehensive overview about the main topics in the HNV farmland peer-reviewed literature contributing to highlight the main gaps and provide some considerations in order to assist the performance of HNV farming systems and conservation policies, addressed to sustain high levels of biodiversity.
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Yan, Hui, and Guixiang Liu. "Fire’s Effects on Grassland Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation." Sustainability 13, no. 21 (2021): 12016. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132112016.
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Ecosystem succession and biodiversity change associated with grassland fires are crucial for the patterns and dynamics of ecosystem functioning and services. The reactions to fire by different grassland types vary diversely, and are determined by certain species assemblages and environments. However, there are still uncertainties concerning the role of fire in affecting grassland ecosystems and how the effects are sustained. By conducting a bibliometric analysis of related articles indexed in the Web of Science between 1984 and 2020, we firstly described the general trend of these articles over the recent decades (1984–2020). The major research progress in the effects of fire on grassland ecosystems was then systematically summarized based on three levels (individual level, community level, and ecosystem level) with eight topics. We concluded that strong persistence or resistance of adapted individuals facilitated community conversion to a novel environment, which temporally and spatially interacted with ecological factors. The novel habitats could maintain more frequent fires and change an ecosystem structure and functioning. Nonetheless, the transformation of ecosystem states will present more uncertainties on prospective succession trajectories, global carbon storage, and subsequent biodiversity conservation. This review is important to flourish biodiversity, as well as aid conservation policies and strategy making.
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Arvanitidis, Christos, Alberto Basset, Tienderen Peter van, et al. "LifeWatch ERIC: papers collection on original datasets and new e-services for the biodiversity and ecosystems' scientific community." Biodiversity Data Journal 12 (February 8, 2024): e119804. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e119804.
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Papers including articles that are produced because of the activities of LifeWatch ERIC, in the context of its second implementation period (2022 - 2026) and through the implementation of its new Strategic Working Plan, are published in this special collection. The articles include data papers, papers describing the development and functioning of analytical services and papers describing any other research outcome, produced either by LifeWatch ERIC or by any collaboration with any other ERIC, Research Infrastructure, global aggregator or other legal entity.
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Jamil, Muhammad, and Muhammad Asrol. "Palm Oil Sustainability: Current and Further Potential Research to Adopt Sustainable Development Goals 2030." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1324, no. 1 (2024): 012077. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1324/1/012077.
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Abstract The issue of sustainability in the palm oil industry is frequently discussed due to its significant impacts and benefits for society. This research aims to examine the current state of palm oil sustainability research and suggest potential areas for future research. A systematic literature review approach is used to select relevant articles on the sustainability of palm oil production. The study follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) framework to identify relevant articles, which are then analysed using both qualitative and quantitative methods. VOSViewer is employed to analyse the bibliographic data of these articles, helping identify potential future research directions based on author keywords. This study has successfully categorized 532 articles from the Scopus database that directly relate to the sustainability of the palm oil industry. The results of the qualitative and quantitative analyses indicate that in recent years, based on their keywords, research trends are moving towards circular economy, biodiversity, tropical agriculture, policy, and palm oil clinker. Judging from the majority of cited articles, future research trends are recommended to focus on productivity aspects, the development of palm oil derivative products, and supply chain performance for the sustainability of the palm oil industry.
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Agosti, Donat, Terry Catapano, Guido Sautter, and Willi Egloff. "The Plazi Workflow: The PDF prison break for biodiversity data." Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 3 (June 13, 2019): e37046. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.37046.
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The Swiss NGO Plazi (http://plazi.org) has developed an automated workflow for liberating data, including images and text, from new taxonomic publications issued in PDF format. This stepwise process extracts, article metadata, illustrations and their captions, bibliographic references, scientific names, named geographic entities such as coordinates and country names, collection codes, and finally, taxonomic treatments. These extracted data are enhanced and published in TreatmentBank (http://plazi.org) and deposited in Biodiversity Literature Repository (https:/biolitrepo.org) respectively, in which a Digital Object Identifier (DataCite DOI) is minted for articles as well as their contained figures and taxon treatments, each linked to each other in their metadata. This input is complemented by the import of Journal Article Tag Suite/Taxpub XML based publications from Pensoft publishers (e.g. Zookeys, Journal of Hymenoptera Research; https://pensoft.net/browse_journals) that are semantically enhanced during their journal production workflow. Upon import, materials citation are discovered and parsed, and the taxonomic treatments added to TreatmentBank where a persistent identifier is minted. From TreatmentBank data from taxonomic treatments, including occurence data from cited specimens, are submitted to GBIF (http://gbif.org), or are accessible via API. Treatments and material citations from more than 26,200 articles have been registered. The articles can be found on GBIF using the Digital Object Identifier in the search field. Plazi, together with Pensoft Publishers, has processed over 26,000 articles containing more than 284,000 taxonomic treatments, 190,000 images, 50,000 georeferenced materials citations, together comprising an estimated 100 million facts. Through the support of the Arcadia Fund (https://www.arcadiafund.org.uk/) Plazi's processing is expanding to cover a sufficient number of journals to liberate the data of over 50% of the new described animal species annually. This will complement an existing service provided to the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, to convert the European Journal of Taxonomy and their other journals (http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/adansonia/40/1) to JATS/TaxPub (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK47081), as well as an increasing portfolio of journals published in JATS/TaxPub by Pensoft Ltd.
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Penev, Lyubomir, Mariya Dimitrova, Viktor Senderov, et al. "OpenBiodiv: A Knowledge Graph for Literature-Extracted Linked Open Data in Biodiversity Science." Publications 7, no. 2 (2019): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/publications7020038.
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Hundreds of years of biodiversity research have resulted in the accumulation of a substantial pool of communal knowledge; however, most of it is stored in silos isolated from each other, such as published articles or monographs. The need for a system to store and manage collective biodiversity knowledge in a community-agreed and interoperable open format has evolved into the concept of the Open Biodiversity Knowledge Management System (OBKMS). This paper presents OpenBiodiv: An OBKMS that utilizes semantic publishing workflows, text and data mining, common standards, ontology modelling and graph database technologies to establish a robust infrastructure for managing biodiversity knowledge. It is presented as a Linked Open Dataset generated from scientific literature. OpenBiodiv encompasses data extracted from more than 5000 scholarly articles published by Pensoft and many more taxonomic treatments extracted by Plazi from journals of other publishers. The data from both sources are converted to Resource Description Framework (RDF) and integrated in a graph database using the OpenBiodiv-O ontology and an RDF version of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) taxonomic backbone. Through the application of semantic technologies, the project showcases the value of open publishing of Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable (FAIR) data towards the establishment of open science practices in the biodiversity domain.
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Buddle, Christopher M., Julien Beguin, Elise Bolduc, et al. "The importance and use of taxon sampling curves for comparative biodiversity research with forest arthropod assemblages." Canadian Entomologist 137, no. 1 (2005): 120–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/n04-040.
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AbstractFor over three decades, the importance of taxon sampling curves for comparative biodiversity studies has been repeatedly stated. However, many entomologists (both within Canada and worldwide) continue to publish studies without standardizing their data to take sampling effort into account. We present a case study to illustrate the importance of such standardization, using the collection of spiders (Araneae) by pitfall traps as model data. Data were analyzed using rarefaction to represent one example of a taxon sampling curve, and by a variety of traditional diversity indices to describe alpha diversity. Raw species richness and single-index diversity measures (Shannon–Wiener, Simpson's, and Fisher's α) provided contradictory results. Rarefied species richness standardized to the number of individuals collected enabled more accurate comparisons of diversity and revealed when sampling was insufficient. Focusing on arthropods occurring in forested ecosystems, we also examined the use of taxon sampling curves in current literature by reviewing 133 published articles from 14 journals. Only 26% of the published articles in our review used a taxon sampling curve, and raw species richness and the Shannon–Wiener index of diversity were the most commonly used estimates. There is clearly a need to modify how alpha diversity is measured and compared for arthropod biodiversity studies. We recommend the abandonment of both raw species richness and single-index measures of diversity, and reiterate the need to use rarefaction or a related technique that allows for meaningful comparisons of species richness while taking into account sampling effort.
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Maulana, Fairuz Iqbal, Puput Dani Prasetyo Adi, Chasandra Puspitasari, and Agung Purnomo. "Research Trends in Machine Learning Applications for Predicting Ecosystem Responses to Environmental Changes." E3S Web of Conferences 501 (2024): 01017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202450101017.
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This research discusses the trends in machine learning (ML) applications for predicting ecosystem responses to environmental changes. A keyword search was conducted in the WoS database using Boolean operators to identify relevant peer-reviewed articles. The search focused on English-language documents published between 2014 and 2023, while excluding non-original articles. Bibliometric data, includingpublication trends, citation counts, author collaboration patterns, and keyword analysis, were extracted from 554 retrieved articles. The data was then analyzed and visualized using R and VOSViewer. The study highlights the significant growth in annual scientific production, reflecting a growing interest in thisinterdisciplinary field. Core concepts such as “climate change,” “biodiversity,” and “ecological responses” continue to receive significant attention, while contemporary themes like “variability,” “time-seriesanalysis,” and “organic matter” are emerging. Co-authorship networks demonstrate extensive collaborationsacross countries, with the United States and China playing prominent roles. The research topics have evolvedfrom “ecological responses” and “community” to a focus on “model,” “optimization,” and “performance,” with an emphasis on fine-tuning models to incorporate climate variability.
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Azra, Mohamad Nor, Mohd Iqbal Mohd Noor, Nadiah Wan Rasdi, and Mazlan Abd Ghaffar. "A Scientometric Review of The Impacts of Global Climate Change Towards Marine Biodiversity Research: The Rise and Progress." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 987, no. 1 (2022): 012009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/987/1/012009.
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Abstract Marine biodiversity contains various unique life in the sea, from taxa to the ecosystem and provides valuable food sources and ecosystem services to humans and the environment. Climate change impacts towards marine biodiversity and ecosystem services have been done previously by various authors and countries. However, there is limited evidence on its impacts, especially in the form of scientometric study. The current study aimed to give an overview on the impact of climate change towards global marine biodiversity and ecosystem services. A scientometric methodology was implemented using the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database for the period from January 1970 to May 2021. Based on articles retrieved from the WoS, we found that the search query retrieved 2161 documents within the research area climate change, marine biodiversity and ecosystem services. A total of 60,051 times cited the total publication (i.e. 2161) with the h-index of 104 (i.e. 104 publications have received a minimum of 104 citations each) and an average of 27.79 citation per article (i.e. item). Research on this area has seen contributions from 3159 organisations worldwide with a huge number of authors involved, 10,319 in total.
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Andriyanningsih, S., I. Z. Siregar, and S. D. Tarigan. "Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in palm oil landscapes: a systematic literature review." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1379, no. 1 (2024): 012006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1379/1/012006.
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Abstract Palm oil plantations contribute to global trade for affordable vegetable oil supply. To ensure sustainability, there’s a growing global emphasis on understanding and preserving plantation biodiversity and its diverse ecosystem functions. Based on biodiversity indicators, this study aims to identify and examine research trends related to palm oil plantations’ ecological roles or ecosystem functions. We obtained a total of 959 articles from the Web of Science. The utilization of systematic literature review methodology and bibliometric analysis allows for addressing the research inquiries’ focal points. Research trends on palm oil biodiversity and ecosystem function from 2010 to 2023 correlate with palm production. Quadrant 3 in bibliometric maps draws attention to rarely discussed yet impactful topics, such as the effects of deforestation and ecosystem services, which in turn prompts further research. Boxplot analysis reveals a greater focus on insect research, including ants, butterflies, and spiders, compared to avian studies.
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Sundara Rajoo, Keeren, Daljit Singh Karam, Arifin Abdu, Zamri Rosli, and Geoffery James Gerusu. "Urban Forest Research in Malaysia: A Systematic Review." Forests 12, no. 7 (2021): 903. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12070903.
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Sustainable urban development is a major issue in developing countries, namely in environmental and social aspects. Urban forests have the potential to address these issues. Thus, it is not surprising that urban forest research is slowly gaining traction in these regions. However, there have been limited urban forest research reviews focusing on developing countries, especially tropical countries in the global south. Research reviews are vital in identifying the distribution of research themes, hence revealing research gaps and needs. Therefore, this review paper aims to provide a deep insight into the development of urban forest research in Malaysia in the past 20 years. The core purpose of this review is to analyze the distribution of research themes in Malaysia, thus identifying research gaps and needs in developing countries. A total of 43 articles were selected for this review, using the PRISMA framework. The distribution of research articles showed a continuous increase over time, especially for the past five years (2016 to 2021). The reviewed articles were categorized according to five emerging research themes in urban forestry. More than 41% of the reviewed articles fell under Theme 1 (the physicality of urban forests), with the majority being on biodiversity (n = 10). Theme 5 (the governance of urban forest) had the lowest research output (n = 3). Urban forestry research is slowly gaining prominence globally including the global south; however, there are obvious preferences in research focus, causing some research questions to be neglected. These research gaps are especially evident in four areas—soil science, ecophysiology, valuation (economics), and environmental justice. These research gaps should be addressed by the scientific community to ensure a thorough and complete research growth pertaining to urban forestry.
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Dusturia, Nida, Sabar Nurohman, and Insih Wilujeng. "Socio-Scientific Issues (SSI) Approach Implementation in Science Learning to Improve Students’ Critical Thinking Skills: Systematic Literature Review." Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA 10, no. 3 (2024): 149–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.29303/jppipa.v10i3.6012.
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Critical thinking is an ability that students must have in 21st-century learning, especially in science learning. This research aims to analyze the application of the socio-scientific issue approach to improving students' critical thinking skills in science learning. The research method used is a systematic literature review. A systematic literature review was carried out on articles following the research objectives. Articles were obtained using https://sinta.kemdikbud.go.id/ and selected based on criteria from Sinta S1-S3 published in January 2016 – December 2022. A review of the articles found five articles that met the research criteria and assessed the quality of the study. The research results can conclude that applying the socio-scientific issue approach can improve students' critical thinking skills in science learning. The material taught to students using a socio-scientific issue approach includes environmental pollution, environmental change materials, biodiversity, and global warming. The socio-scientific issue approach can be applied to various learning models, such as problem-based learning, group investigation, and problem-solving.
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Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid, Wever Aaike De, Vanessa Bremerich, et al. "The Freshwater Information Platform: An online network supporting freshwater biodiversity research and data publishing." Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 3 (June 26, 2019): e37378. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.37378.
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Species distribution data are crucial for understanding biodiversity dynamics and the underlying drivers. For freshwaters, which cover only a small proportion of the world's surface, but host a large variety of species, knowledge on species occurrences is extremely important as they are among the most endangered ecosystems globally. However, a huge body of data gathered by scientists and water managers is currently difficult to access: systematic data publishing practices have not been fully adopted yet and data embedded in scientific papers and research project websites are often challenging to extract. At the same time, data and knowledge generated through publically-funded research or monitoring programmes are considered a common good. The Freshwater Information Platform (FIP) aims at pooling freshwater related research information from multiple projects and initiatives to make it easily accessible for scientists, water managers, conservationists and the interested public. The FIP consists of several major components, three of which form its "data publication unit": The Freshwater Metadatabase (1) is an online tool where data characterising and documenting actual datasets can be entered in a simple way. With one more mouseclick these metadata can then be published as open access articles in the connected Freshwater Metadata Journal. The second part of the unit is the Freshwater Biodiversity Data Portal (2), where we aim to mobilise and publish the connected freshwater biodiversity data (occurrence records) through GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). The use of collected datasets for large-scale analyses and models is demonstrated in the Global Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas (3) that publishes interactive online maps featuring research results on freshwater biodiversity, threats and conservation priorities. Here, we focus on introducing these components as tools to streamline open access freshwater data publication, arguing it will improve the capacity to protect and manage freshwater biodiversity in the face of global change. We further present linkages to and cooperations with other key initiatives in the field, namely the "Alliance for Freshwater Life" as well as "FreshwaterBON".
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Gangahagedara, Ruchira, Shyamantha Subasinghe, Madhushan Lankathilake, Wasantha Athukorala, and Isurun Gamage. "Ecosystem Services Research Trends: A Bibliometric Analysis from 2000–2020." Ecologies 2, no. 4 (2021): 366–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ecologies2040021.
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The study of ecosystem services (ES) is becoming increasingly popular, as it plays an important role in human wellbeing, economic growth, and livelihoods. The primary goal of this research is to investigate the global trend in ES research using a rigorous systematic review of highly cited articles. The articles for this study were extracted from Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) databases of Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) covering the period from 2000 to 2020. This study was limited to SCI-E, ESCI, and SSCI databases of the Web of Science. The term “ecosystem service/s” has been used as a research term to filter the study sample and eliminate other databases from the analysis. A citation level equal to or greater than 200 was used to further filtration of articles. This query could restrict to 128 articles that are highly cited in the selected period. Bibliometric analysis results show that, according to the author’s keywords, the “ecosystem service/s” keyword is highly connected to the “biodiversity”, “valuation”, “marine spatial planning”, and “conservation planning”. The U.S.A., Canada, China, France, and Australia are the leading countries in the cumulative number of highly cited articles and networks of co-authors. The U.S.A. is a strong contributor to ES research with China, Canada, and France. The most productive universities linked to the United States were the University of Minnesota, the University of California-Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara), and the Chinese Academy of Science. The most significant and compelling author is Halpern S Benjamin, who represents UC Santa Barbara. He has earned international recognition for a model he developed to analyze global data sets of anthropogenic drivers of ecological change in marine environments. The most accessed and studied fields in the ES are terrestrial, urban, and marine environments.
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Zheng, Jie, Lei Wang, and Changxiao Li. "Trends and Hotspots in Riparian Restoration Research: A Global Bibliometric Analysis during 1990–2022." Forests 14, no. 11 (2023): 2205. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14112205.
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Human activities and climate change have increased damage to riparian forest and their functions, stimulating interest in riparian restoration research and resulting in a surge of related publications. However, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of riparian restoration research has been lacking until recently. To understand trends and hotspots in riparian restoration research, we performed a literature search of riparian restoration publications from 1990 to 2022 based on the Web of Science database. We found 2121 peer-reviewed articles, and then each paper was bibliometrically researched, analyzing authors, institutions, countries, citations, journals, publication years, and keywords. The results showed a growing number of annual articles during 1990–2022, but declining average citations. Environmental science, ecology, biodiversity conservation, engineering, and forestry were popular fields in riparian restoration. Publications on the riparian restoration field were widely dispersed in different journals, but Restoration Ecology and Ecological Engineering have higher influence and more publications and citations than other journals. Lorenz A. W., Nilsson C., and Kondolf G. M. were the most competitive authors because of their high number of publications and citations. The USA had the greatest research output and the most citations. American scientists preferred national collaboration, while Switzerland scientists engaged more in international collaborations. Research focus shifted from ecosystems and rivers before the 21st century to management topics after 2001 and biodiversity and conservation after 2011. This study provides valuable insights into the progress of riparian restoration research globally.
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I, Aswajith S., and S. Premlatha. "A Study on Ecological Relevance with Specific Reference to Biodiversity and Conservation." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 10 (2022): 1076–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.47132.
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Abstract: Biodiversity is a comprehensive umbrella term for the extent of nature’s variety or variation within the natural system. It is often understood in terms of the wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms, the genes they contain and the ecosystem they form. United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) agree on a new set of goals that will guide global actions to protect and restore nature through 2030. Goal:15 of the 17 goals set by UNEP, constitutes the basic structure for this research paper. This secondary research study, focuses on Ecological Relevance with Specific Reference to Biodiversity with reference to state of Kerala over a period of 10 years (2005-2015). The major changes and challenges throughout the period alongside the measures taken by the government to preserve and conserve the environment is explored with a deep insight into articles, books, websites and research journals. A thorough secondary research was done on the topic. Through analytical insights, suggestions and recommendations to create awareness about the significance of biodiversity and its conservation.
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Ferreira, Cíntia Leideane Araujo, Rosimary de Carvalho Gomes Moura, and Elaine Maria dos Santos Ribeiro. "CAATINGA BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: A CASE STUDY WITH SCHOOL STUDENTS." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 7, no. 11 (2020): 1301–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.v7i11.1972.
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Environmental education with a focus on biodiversity values can be an instrument for sensitization, reflection, construction of a critical vision and behavior change, being the knowledge of local Biodiversity, fundamental for the valorization and conservation of the native elements, including the Caatinga that has always been underestimated by its dry appearance and poor appearance. This work aimed to present a diagnosis on the environment, Caatinga biodiversity and ecosystem services, with students from a municipal school in Juazeiro / BA. In order to do so, we used qualitative and quantitative research, through bibliographic research, in which the conceptual and normative aspects were addressed through books, articles, journals and others, as well as through questionnaires for students. It is necessary that society acquires practices of environmental education as an educational process, providing knowledge and exercises of citizenship for a critical and conscious action.
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Ferreira, Cíntia Leideane Araujo, Rosimary de Carvalho Gomes Moura, and Elaine Maria dos Santos Ribeiro. "CAATINGA BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: A CASE STUDY WITH SCHOOL STUDENTS." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 7, no. 11 (2020): 1301–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol7.iss11.1972.
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Environmental education with a focus on biodiversity values can be an instrument for sensitization, reflection, construction of a critical vision and behavior change, being the knowledge of local Biodiversity, fundamental for the valorization and conservation of the native elements, including the Caatinga that has always been underestimated by its dry appearance and poor appearance. This work aimed to present a diagnosis on the environment, Caatinga biodiversity and ecosystem services, with students from a municipal school in Juazeiro / BA. In order to do so, we used qualitative and quantitative research, through bibliographic research, in which the conceptual and normative aspects were addressed through books, articles, journals and others, as well as through questionnaires for students. It is necessary that society acquires practices of environmental education as an educational process, providing knowledge and exercises of citizenship for a critical and conscious action.
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De Cinti, Bruno, Pierluigi Bombi, Fabrizio Ferretti, et al. "From the experience of LIFE+ ManFor C.BD to the Manual of Best Practices in Sustainable Forest Management." Italian Journal of Agronomy 11, no. 1s (2016): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ija.2016.789.
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This volume should be interpreted as a manual of best practices for sustainable forest management deriving from the experience of the project LIFE09ENV/IT/000078 ManFor C.BD coordinated by the National Research Council through the Institute of Agro-environmental and Forest Biology (CNR-IBAF). The other Project partners are: the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), the University of Molise (UNIMOL), the Slovenian Forestry Institute (SFI) and the regions of Veneto and Molise. In addition, the National Centre for Forest Biodiversity of Verona and the Regional Office to biodiversity of Castel di Sangro of the Italian National Forest Service (CFS), as well as the Slovenian Forest Service (SFS) collaborated to the project. This manual consists of several individual articles dealing with specific issues related to the project. These articles are conceptually organized into five categories that from the description of the project and of its activities arrive at providing operative indications for forestry operators.
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Parron, Lucilia Maria, Elaine Cristina Cardoso Fidalgo, Alessandra Polli Luz, et al. "Research on ecosystem services in Brazil: a systematic review." Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science 14, no. 3 (2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.4136/ambi-agua.2263.
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Studies using the ‘ecosystem services’ (ES) approach developed in Brazil based on the framework of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA), and range from quantitative and qualitative evaluation to the development of economic instruments for payment for ecosystem services (PES) or compensation for their maintenance, mainly for hydrological services. In order to summarize current knowledge regarding ES, the structure for teaching in ES, and also to provide a basis for future research in Brazil, we carried out a systematic review of publications on ES and a study on the availability of undergraduate and graduate courses related to ES. We found 282 publications for the 2006-2017 period, which included peer-reviewed articles, books, book chapters, theses, dissertations, articles in annals and technical publications. We identified current knowledge, knowledge gaps and trends in ES researches that may guide surveys and scenario analyses for future studies, in different biomes and regions of the country. Atlantic Forest and Amazon are the most-studied biome. Most of the studies were related to the evaluation of different types of ES and to the development of methodologies for their evaluation and monitoring. The most common ES are related to biodiversity, carbon sequestration and water.