Griffiths, Richard A., Dos Santos, Marcileida (2012) Trends in conservation biology: Progress or procrastination in a new millennium? Biological Conservation, 153 . pp. 153-158. ISSN 0006-3207. (doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2012.05.011) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:54246)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2012.05.011 |
Abstract
Since the 1990s the number of papers published by four mainstream conservation journals (Conservation
Biology, Biological Conservation, Biodiversity and Conservation and Oryx) has increased by 133%. The main
subject areas of research have not changed over time, with population biology, habitat change, community
ecology and species conservation remaining the most popular topics. Equally, mammals, birds, invertebrates
and plants have remained the most popular taxa, and – surprisingly – the number of papers
dealing with general or global issues or using molecular approaches has remained low. Although collaboration
increased over time, most conservation biology is still conducted by researchers working in
developed countries. Most research published from developing countries in the 1990s did not have a local
researcher as co-author. This trend has now been reversed, although there is only marginal evidence of an
increase in collaboration between authors from developed and developing countries. Although conservation
science has undergone dramatic technological changes as we have moved into the new millennium,
published research remains rooted within the cultural traditions of developed countries, with a continuing
emphasis on charismatic taxa.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.05.011 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Conservation journal; Conservation science; Taxonomic bias; Collaboration |
Subjects: |
Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QH Natural history > QH541 Ecology Q Science > QH Natural history > QH75 Conservation (Biology) Q Science > QL Zoology |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology) |
Depositing User: | Richard Griffiths |
Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2016 09:05 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:22 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/54246 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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