O que se sabe sobre as aves ameaçadas da Estação Ecológica de Murici: uma avaliação cienciométrica

Abstract

The Murici Ecological Station presents in its avifauna a number of 35 taxa in a state of extinction, whose area protects a diversity with a fundamental role in the maintenance of the ecosystem and its different studies. Through scientometrics, it is possible to quantify and investigate the scientific production of various themes and then direct them to practical study actions, according to the need. Therefore, the objective of this work was to identify the gaps in knowledge about endangered birds at the Murici Ecological Station based on studies indexed in the Scopus bibliographical database. For this, these scientific sources were read, and those close or direct about each taxon were selected, as well as using Vosviewer to analyze the lack and presence of possible trends in the studies based on the co-occurrence of the keywords used by the authors. Finally, the data were organized in spreadsheets and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The search generated 70 documents selected with greater productions in 2014 and 2021, but even between peaks of greater production, there was a constant of three documents over the years. Even with the analysis of the keywords used, there is not necessarily a standard regarding the themes, considering that the questions in the studies always appear over the years, even if not for the same taxon. Some taxa and studies stand out, but among several fields in ornithology, there are few directed to each group, when talking about the importance of each taxon and its status. Therefore, specific conservation measures are necessary for the species and its environment, as well as the prioritization of the personalized study for each threatened group.