Abstracted literature on
Mediterranean biodiversity
since 10 years
Annabelle Amm
Post-doc BioDivMex
IMEP, DFCV
CNRS
1
Context
 Mediterranean basin
Hotspot of biodiversity
Threats
Climate change
Anthropic pressure
2
Context
Threats
 Mediterranean basin
Hotspot of biodiversity
Climate change
Anthropic pressure
Synthesis on Mediterranean biodiversity
research in terms of:
Countries
Collaborations
Ecosystems
Taxa
 Abstracted literature
since 10 years
 Synthesis of
BioDivMex workshop
Strengths, needs and
locks of
Mediterranean
biodiversity research
2
Context
Threats
 Mediterranean basin
Hotspot of biodiversity
Climate change
Anthropic pressure
Synthesis on Mediterranean biodiversity
research in terms of:
Countries
Collaborations
Ecosystems
Taxa
 Abstracted literature
since 10 years
 Synthesis of
BioDivMex workshop
Strengths, needs and
locks of
Mediterranean
biodiversity research
2
Method
1245 references
(Only Mediterranean basin)
Reference management
software (EndNote)
Mediterranean biodiversity
Min year: 2001
Max year: 2011
Fields
Extract information in a
database
Authors, Years, Nb of authors, Title, Name review, Research
laboratory, Nb of laboratories, Countries, Key words,
Fieldwork countries, Ecosystem, Taxon
3
Results
 Articles per year
 Articles per country
 Collaborations
 Journals
 Ecosystems
 Taxa
181
196
211
213
2009
2010
2011
127
2007
100
2008
113
2006
81
2005
47
2003
50
65
27
2002
250
2004
33
0
2001
Number of papers
Articles per year
Results
R² = 0,9642
200
150
Year
4
Results
Articles per year
250
R² = 0,9642
181
196
211
213
2009
2010
2011
127
2007
81
2005
47
2003
65
27
2002
2004
33
2001
50
113
100
2008
150
2006
Number of papers
200
0
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
Results
 Articles per year
 Articles per country
 Collaborations
 Journals
 Ecosystems
 Taxa
Results
84%
6%
10%
Other countries
 Discrepancy between South and NorthMediterranean countries
South-Mediterranean
countries
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
North-Mediterranean
countries
Percentage
Articles per country
5
Results
84%
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
6%
10%
South-Mediterranean
countries
Other countries
 Discrepancy between South and NorthMediterranean countries
North-Mediterranean
countries
Percentage
Articles per country
Israel and Tunisia are the best SouthMediterranean represented countries
Spain + Italy: 54% of articles
North-Mediterranean countries
Counts
South-Mediterranean countries
50
40
30
20
10
0
42
16
3
4
7
6
1
2
5
Results
Articles per country
 Other countries as Germany (24 articles) and England
(27) also contribute to the literature
6
Results
Articles per country
 Other countries as Germany (24 articles) and England
(27) also contribute to the literature
6
Results
Articles per country
 Other countries as Germany (24 articles) and England
(27) also contribute to the literature
6
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
Results
 Articles per year
 Articles per country
 Collaborations
 Journals
 Ecosystems
 Taxa
Results
Collaborations
 1060 research laboratories involved in Mediterranean
biodiversity research
 Mean number of authors per article: 4,33
35
30
Percentage
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
≥ 10
Laboratories nb
7
Results
Collaborations
 1060 research laboratories involved in Mediterranean
biodiversity research
 Mean number of authors per article: 4,33
35
30
Percentage
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
≥ 10
Laboratories nb
 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
Results
Collaborations
500
405
417
417
Counts
400
300
200
100
 Articles are either international
(Inter), inter-laboratory in the
same country (IntraC) or intralaboratory (Intra)
0
Inter
Inter
IntraC IntraC
Intra
Intra
8
Results
Collaborations
500
405
417
417
Counts
400
300
200
100
 Articles are either international
(Inter), inter-laboratory in the
same country (IntraC) or intralaboratory (Intra)
0
IntraC IntraC
Intra
Intra
 International collaborations
mostly implicate
Mediterranean countries
International
200
153
150
Counts
Inter
Inter
112
130
100
50
6
4
0
Europe
interE_e
Europe +
interE_m
Mediterranean
World
interG_g
World +
Mediterranean
interG_m
interM_m
Mediterranean
8
Results
Intra-Mediterranean collaborations
 Main collaborations are:
40%
60%
• Spain-France (25)
• France-Italy (12)
• Spain-Portugal (11)
• Italy-Spain (10)
• Tunisia-France (10)
 More North-North collaborations
than North-South
 No collaboration South-South 9
Results
 Articles per year
 Articles per country
 Collaborations
 Journals
 Ecosystems
 Taxa
10
10
11
11
11
11
Journal of Natural History
Mediterranean Marine Science
Zootaxa
Comptes Rendus Biologies
Environmental Management
Landscape and Urban Planning
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
14
15
18
18
Marine Environmental Research
60
Biodiversity and Conservation
40
Biological Conservation
Hydrobiologia
22
23
Marine pollution bulletin
20
23
Marine Ecology-Progress Series
30
Journal of Biogeography
Forest Ecology and Management
18
Aquatic Conservation-Marine and…
17
ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL…
PLANT ECOLOGY
14
Plant Biosystems
10
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
10
Journal of Applied Ecology
20
Diversity and Distributions
10
Chemistry and Ecology
0
10
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
10
10
Acta Botanica Gallica
Counts
Results
Journals
 382 journals inventoried
56
50
33
28
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Mediterranean Marine Science
Zootaxa
Comptes Rendus Biologies
Environmental Management
Landscape and Urban Planning
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
20
14
14
15
18
18
Marine Environmental Research
Biodiversity and Conservation
 Biological conservation is a
main problematic for
Mediterranean biodiversity
research
Biological Conservation
Hydrobiologia
22
23
Marine pollution bulletin
20
23
Marine Ecology-Progress Series
30
Journal of Biogeography
Forest Ecology and Management
18
Aquatic Conservation-Marine and…
17
ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL…
PLANT ECOLOGY
40
Plant Biosystems
10
Journal of Natural History
50
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
10
Journal of Applied Ecology
60
Diversity and Distributions
10
Chemistry and Ecology
0
10
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
10
10
Acta Botanica Gallica
Counts
Results
Journals
 382 journals inventoried
56
33
28
10
5
5
5
5
5
Agroforestry Systems
Ecology Letters
Environmental Pollution
Fresenius Environmental…
Israel Journal of Ecology &…
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
5
5
5
Oikos
5
5
6
6
6
Zootaxa
Annals of Botany
Comptes Rendus Biologies
Molecular Ecology
Global Ecology and…
7
8
8
8
Israel Journal of Plant Sciences
Landscape ecology
9
For terrestrial ecosystems, biodiversity and biological
conservation are a main problematic research
Biodiversity and Conservation
Biological Conservation
16 17 17
Forest Ecology and…
Plant ecology
13
Journal of Biogeography
Basic ecological journals
are not well represented
Acta oecologica-international…
11 11
9 10 10
Plant Biosystems
Landscape and Urban Planning
Diversity and Distributions
Agriculture Ecosystems &…
Acta Botanica Gallica
Journal of Vegetation Science
9
Journal of Applied Ecology
8
Applied Soil Ecology
Molecular Phylogenetics and…
8
Environmental Management
7
Conservation Biology
Palaeogeography…
Journal of Arid Environments
5
Zoology in the Middle East
5
7
taxon
Science of the Total…
5
Oecologia
5
Mycorrhiza
Journal of Environmental…
Journal for Nature Conservation
Counts
Results
Journals
 Terrestrial
46
19
24
11
5
0
5
6
6
6
7
7
Marine Ecology-Progress Series
Marine pollution bulletin
Marine Environmental Research
Journal specialized on marine ecology
Few basic ecological journals
12
Hydrobiologia
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf…
9
Chemistry and Ecology
9
Mediterranean Marine Science
Aquatic Conservation-Marine…
7
Scientia Marina
7
Marine Biology
Journal of the Marine Biological…
10
Italian Journal of Zoology
Plos One
6
Marine Ecology-an Evolutionary…
6
Journal of Experimental Marine…
6
Journal of costal research
15
Cybium
20
Botanica marina
5
Journal of Natural History
25
Helgoland Marine Research
Counts
Results
Journals
 Marine
22
17
19
15
10
12
0
Journal specialized in aquatic ecology
Few basic ecological journals
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
5
Marine pollution bulletin
5
 Freshwater
Hydrobiologia
8
Aquatic Conservation-Marine
and Freshwater Ecosystems
Freshwater Biology
Biodiversity and Conservation
Marine Ecology-Progress Series
14
Comptes Rendus Biologies
5
Biological Conservation
Marine Environmental Research
Journal specialized on marine ecology
Few basic ecological journals
12
Hydrobiologia
7
Countsand Shelf…
Estuarine Coastal
7
9
Chemistry and Ecology
9
Mediterranean Marine Science
7
Aquatic Conservation-Marine…
6
Scientia Marina
6
Marine Biology
6
Journal of the Marine Biological…
10
Italian Journal of Zoology
6
Plos One
6
Marine Ecology-an Evolutionary…
6
Journal of Experimental Marine…
5
Journal of costal research
5
Cybium
15
Botanica marina
20
Journal of Natural History
25
Helgoland Marine Research
Counts
Results
Journals
 Marine
22
17
19
15
10
7
12
9
6
12
Results
 Articles per year
 Articles per country
 Collaborations
 Journals
 Ecosystems
 Taxa
Results
Ecosystems
 Terrestrial: 60% of the articles
 Marin: 30%
800
737
700
600
Counts
500
369
400
300
200
135
100
0
Terrestrial
Marine
Freshwater
 Freshwater: 10%
13
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
Results
 Marine
Ecosystems
350
300
288
200
150
Further analyses are necessary
to better describe what
“Marine ecosystem” mean
100
2
4
8
1
Marine cave
Marine farm
Marine harbour
32
Estuarine
33
50
Coastal lagoon
Deep-marine
0
Marine
Counts
250
15
Results
 Freshwater
Good representation of
all the types of
freshwater ecosystems
100
33
50
32
2
4
8
1
Counts
Marine harbour
Marine farm
Marine cave
Estuarine
Coastal lagoon
Deep-marine
0
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
43
29
17
17
Temporary wetlands
150
Further analyses are necessary
to better describe what
“Marine ecosystem” mean
Ponds
200
Marine
Counts
250
9
Lake
300
288
River
350
Freshwater
 Marine
Ecosystems
15
Results
 Freshwater
150
Further analyses are necessary
to better describe what
“Marine ecosystem” mean
Good representation of
all the types of
freshwater ecosystems
100
33
50
32
2
4
8
1
43
29
 Many ecosystems are represented (> 100)
17
17
9
Freshwater
Counts
Marine harbour
Marine farm
Marine cave
Estuarine
Coastal lagoon
Deep-marine
0
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Temporary wetlands
200
Marine
Counts
250
Ponds
300
288
Lake
350
River
 Marine
Ecosystems
15
Results
 Articles per year
 Articles per country
 Collaborations
 Journals
 Ecosystems
 Taxa
Results
Taxa
 52% of the articles focus on Animals
 35% on Plants
700
638
600
Counts
500
421
400
300
200
100
2
0
35
61
28
28
 13% on other
taxa (fungi,
bacteria etc…)
16
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
Results
Taxa
 Animals
Many groups of Animalia kingdom are represented,
particularly insects, fishes, mammals and birds
Groups such as nematods, cnidaria, annelida
Insects are predominantly
are underrepresented (according to the
represented (15% of the articles),
number of species they include)
particularly Coleoptera
40
35
35
Counts
30
Elaphocera emarginata
25
19
20
15
15
10
5
8
6
1
1
2
1
2
4
2
0
17
Results
Taxa
Counts
 Plants
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
379
33
6
Spermatophyta are predominantly
represented (90% of the articles)
1
18
Results
Taxa
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
379
33
Spermatophyta are predominantly
represented (90% of the articles)
6
1
35
30
Trees constitute 23% of the
studied taxa
Quercus are well represented,
particularly “cork oak” that
present economical interest
30
25
Counts
Counts
 Plants
20
16
15
10
5
7
2
2
1
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
9
6
2
0
18
Conclusion
 Increase interest for Mediterranean
biodiversity since 10 years
19
Conclusion
 Increase interest for Mediterranean
biodiversity since 10 years
 Discrepancy between South and North Mediterranean
countries in terms of abstracted literature
19
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
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
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
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
Perspectives
Limit of the approach
 Many articles are missing,
few representation of
some authors or countries
 Key words
 Institute subscription to
Web Of Knowledge
To complete…
 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)
 Synthesis of BioDivMex workshop
Strength, needs and locks on
Mediterranean biodiversity research?
20
Perspectives
Limit of the approach
 Many articles are missing,
few representation of
some authors or countries
 Key words
 Institute subscription to
Web Of Knowledge
To complete…
 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)
 Synthesis of BioDivMex workshop
Strength, needs and locks on
Mediterranean biodiversity research?
20
Thanks for your
attention
Special thanks to Nathalie Polvani and Françoise FleuryBlanc who really helped us to organize this workshop
Photographic credits: Teddy Baumberger, Thierry Gauquelin, Pierre-Jean Dumas and unknown people from the web