Abstracted literature on Mediterranean biodiversity since 10 years

1. Abstracted literature on Mediterranean biodiversity since 10 years Annabelle Amm Post-doc BioDivMex IMEP, DFCV CNRS 1

2. Context • Threats • Climate change • Anthropic pressure • Mediterranean basin • Hotspot of biodiversity 2

3. Context • Threats • Climate change • Anthropic pressure • Mediterranean basin • Hotspot of biodiversity Synthesis on Mediterranean biodiversity research in terms of: ? Countries • Abstracted literature since 10 years Strengths, needs and locks of Mediterranean biodiversity research Collaborations Ecosystems • Synthesis of BioDivMex workshop Taxa 2

4. Context • Threats • Climate change • Anthropic pressure • Mediterranean basin • Hotspot of biodiversity Synthesis on Mediterranean biodiversity research in terms of: ? Countries • Abstracted literature since 10 years Strengths, needs and locks of Mediterranean biodiversity research Collaborations Ecosystems • Synthesis of BioDivMex workshop Taxa 2

5. Method 1245 references (Only Mediterranean basin) Reference management software (EndNote) Mediterranean biodiversity Extract information in a database Min year: 2001 Max year: 2011 Authors, Years, Nb of authors, Title, Name review, Research laboratory, Nb of laboratories, Countries, Key words, Fieldwork countries, Ecosystem, Taxon Fields 3

6. Results • Articles per year • Articles per country • Collaborations • Journals • Ecosystems • Taxa

7. Results Articles per year 4

8. Results Articles per year • Papers dealing with Mediterranean biodiversity are in continuous increase since 10 years • Growing interest for Mediterranean biodiversity and biological conservation • If this trend is followed, 310 articles should be published in 2015 4

9. Results • Articles per year • Articles per country • Collaborations • Journals • Ecosystems • Taxa

10. Results Articles per country • Discrepancy between South and North-Mediterranean countries 5

11. Results Articles per country • Discrepancy between South and North-Mediterranean countries Israel and Tunisia are the best South-Mediterranean represented countries Spain + Italy: 54% of articles North-Mediterranean countries South-Mediterranean countries 5

12. Results Articles per country • Other countries as Germany (24 articles) and England (27) also contribute to the literature 6

13. Results Articles per country • Other countries as Germany (24 articles) and England (27) also contribute to the literature 6

14. Results Articles per country • Other countries as Germany (24 articles) and England (27) also contribute to the literature 6

15. Results Articles per country • Other countries as Germany (24 articles) and England (27) also contribute to the literature • Limit of the approach: Only 1 article for Malta or Morocco 6

16. Results • Articles per year • Articles per country • Collaborations • Journals • Ecosystems • Taxa

17. Results Collaborations • 1060 research laboratories involved in Mediterranean biodiversity research • Mean number of authors per article: 4,33 7

18. Results Collaborations • 1060 research laboratories involved in Mediterranean biodiversity research • Mean number of authors per article: 4,33 • The majority of the abstracted articles involves 1 laboratory research (33%) or 2 lab. (33%) or 3 lab. (17,5%). • These modalities constitute 83.5 % of the literature. 7

19. Results Collaborations • Articles are either international (Inter), inter-laboratory in the same country (IntraC) or intra-laboratory (Intra) Inter IntraC Intra 8

20. Results Collaborations • Articles are either international (Inter), inter-laboratory in the same country (IntraC) or intra-laboratory (Intra) Inter IntraC Intra • International collaborations mostly implicate Mediterranean countries Europe Europe + Mediterranean World World + Mediterranean Mediterranean 8

21. Results Intra-Mediterranean collaborations • Main collaborations are: • Spain-France (25) • France-Italy (12) • Spain-Portugal (11) • Italy-Spain (10) • Tunisia-France (10) 60% 40% • More North-North collaborations than North-South • No collaboration South-South 9

22. Results • Articles per year • Articles per country • Collaborations • Journals • Ecosystems • Taxa

23. Results Journals • 382 journals inventoried 10

24. Results Journals • 382 journals inventoried • Biological conservation is a main problematic for Mediterranean biodiversity research 10

25. Results Journals • Terrestrial Basic ecological journals are not well represented For terrestrial ecosystems, biodiversity and biological conservation are a main problematic research 11

26. Results Journals • Marine Journal specialized on marine ecology Few basic ecological journals 12

27. Results Journals • Marine Journal specialized on marine ecology Few basic ecological journals • Freshwater Journal specialized in aquatic ecology Few basic ecological journals 12

28. Results • Articles per year • Articles per country • Collaborations • Journals • Ecosystems • Taxa

29. Results Ecosystems • Marin: 30% • Terrestrial: 60% of the articles • Freshwater: 10% 13

30. Results Ecosystems • Terrestrial Forest ecosystem is well represented (18% of the articles –terrestrial ecosystems-) • Agricultural system constitutes 13% of the articles Soil constitutes 9% of the articles 14

31. Results Ecosystems • Marine Further analyses are necessary to better describe what “Marine ecosystem” mean 15

32. Results Ecosystems • Marine • Freshwater Further analyses are necessary to better describe what “Marine ecosystem” mean Good representation of all the types of freshwater ecosystems 15

33. Results Ecosystems • Marine • Freshwater Further analyses are necessary to better describe what “Marine ecosystem” mean Good representation of all the types of freshwater ecosystems • Many ecosystems are represented (> 100) 15

34. Results • Articles per year • Articles per country • Collaborations • Journals • Ecosystems • Taxa

35. Results Taxa • 52% of the articles focus on Animals • 35% on Plants • 13% on other taxa (fungi, bacteria etc…) 16

36. Results Taxa • Animals • Many groups of Animalia kingdom are represented, particularly insects, fishes, mammals and birds Groups such as nematods, cnidaria, annelida are underrepresented (according to the number of species they include) 17

37. Results Taxa • Animals • Many groups of Animalia kingdom are represented, particularly insects, fishes, mammals and birds Groups such as nematods, cnidaria, annelida are underrepresented (according to the number of species they include) Insects are predominantly represented (15% of the articles), particularly Coleoptera Insect Elaphoceraemarginata 17

38. Results Taxa • Plants Spermatophyta are predominantly represented (90% of the articles) 18

39. Results Taxa • Plants Spermatophyta are predominantly represented (90% of the articles) Trees constitute 23% of the studied taxa Quercus are well represented, particularly “cork oak” that present economical interest 18

40. Conclusion • Increase interest for Mediterranean biodiversity since 10 years 19

41. Conclusion • Increase interest for Mediterranean biodiversity since 10 years • Discrepancy between South and North Mediterranean countries in terms of abstracted literature 19

42. Conclusion • Increase interest for Mediterranean biodiversity since 10 years • Discrepancy between South and North Mediterranean countries in terms of abstracted literature • Few Mediterranean countries collaborations (particularly South-South collaborations) 19

43. Conclusion • Increase interest for Mediterranean biodiversity since 10 years • Discrepancy between South and North Mediterranean countries in terms of abstracted literature • Few Mediterranean countries collaborations (particularly South-South collaborations) • Main journals concern biological conservation 19

44. Conclusion • Increase interest for Mediterranean biodiversity since 10 years • Discrepancy between South and North Mediterranean countries in terms of abstracted literature • Few Mediterranean countries collaborations (particularly South-South collaborations) • Main journals concern biological conservation • Terrestrial ecosystem are better described than aquatic ecosystems (marine + freshwater) 19

45. Conclusion • Increase interest for Mediterranean biodiversity since 10 years • Discrepancy between South and North Mediterranean countries in terms of abstracted literature • Few Mediterranean countries collaborations (particularly South-South collaborations) • Main journals concern biological conservation • Terrestrial ecosystem are better described than aquatic ecosystems (marine + freshwater) • Animals are better represented than plants; important representation of “visible” animals (e. g. mammals) 19

46. Perspectives Limit of the approach To complete… • Many articles are missing, few representation of some authors or countries • Better approach using ecosystem key word (e. g. Mediterranean soil) • Contact research laboratories looking forward their activities on Mediterranean biodiversity research (thesis, non-abstracted literature) • Key words • Institute subscription to Web Of Knowledge • Synthesis of BioDivMex workshop Strength, needs and locks on Mediterranean biodiversity research? 20

47. Perspectives Limit of the approach To complete… • Many articles are missing, few representation of some authors or countries • Better approach using ecosystem key word (e. g. Mediterranean soil) • Contact research laboratories looking forward their activities on Mediterranean biodiversity research (thesis, non-abstracted literature) • Key words • Institute subscription to Web Of Knowledge • Synthesis of BioDivMex workshop Strength, needs and locks on Mediterranean biodiversity research? 20

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