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Robert Lennox1, Steven J Cooke1
1Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6.
Conservation Physiology
|June 14, 2016
Summary
Conservation physiology integrates conservation science and animal/plant physiology. Bibliometric analysis revealed a surge in its use by 2012, with conservation journals leading, though a unifying framework is needed for growth.
Area of Science:
- Interdisciplinary science
- Conservation biology
- Physiology
Background:
- Conservation science increasingly integrates diverse disciplines.
- Conservation physiology merges conservation and animal/plant physiology.
- The subdiscipline's growth and integration require evaluation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the integration of conservation and physiology through bibliometric analysis.
- To track the emergence and adoption of the term 'conservation physiology'.
- To identify publication trends and potential barriers to subdiscipline growth.
Main Methods:
- Bibliometric analysis of 'conservation physiology' term usage since 2006.
- Analysis of term co-occurrence in conservation, physiology, and ecology journals.
- Trend analysis of conservation physiology articles published between 2006 and 2012.
Main Results:
- A significant increase in 'conservation physiology' usage occurred in 2012.
- Conservation journals published most conservation physiology, with some uptake in ecology and animal physiology journals post-2006.
- Vertebrates were over-represented, invertebrates under-represented, and plants proportionally represented in published research.
Conclusions:
- The fragmented distribution of early conservation physiology papers may have hindered its growth.
- The dedicated journal 'Conservation Physiology' (launched 2013) may consolidate the field.
- A unifying framework is proposed to enhance knowledge aggregation and application in conservation physiology.
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