The current status of ethnobiological research in Latin America

Gaps and Perspectives

Bibliographic Data

ID4625324
AuthorsUlysses Albuquerque (0000-0002-8131-8429, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, corresponding author), Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Josivan Soares Silva (Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco), Juliana Loureiro Almeida Campos (0000-0001-9105-0510, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco), Rosemary Da Silva Sousa (0000-0002-8480-7332, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco), T C Da Silva (0000-0001-8131-0059, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco), Romulo Romeu Da Nóbrega Alves (0000-0001-6824-0797, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba)
Year2013
Volume9
Issue1
Pages72-72
Publication date2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1746-4269 • E-ISSN: 1746-4269
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1186/1746-4269-9-72
PMID24131758
PMCIDPMC4015921
OpenAlexW2133123055
LanguageEN
Citations received41
References cited15

Background Recent reviews have demonstrated an increase in the number of papers on ethnobiology in Latin America. Among factors that have influenced this increase are the biological and cultural diversity of these countries and the general scientific situation in some countries. This study aims to assess the panorama of ethnobiological research in Latin America by analyzing its evolution, trends, and future prospects. Methods To conduct this study, we searched for papers in the Scopus (http://www.scopus.com) and Web of Science (http://www.isiknowledge.com) databases. The search was performed using combinations of keywords and the name of each Latin American country. The following countries were included in this study: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, and Uruguay. Results and conclusions According to our inclusion criteria, 679 ethnobiological studies conducted in Latin America were found for the period between 1963 and 2012. Of these studies, 289 (41%) were conducted in Brazil, 153 in Mexico (22%), 61 in Peru (9%), 58 in Argentina (8%), 45 in Bolivia (6%), and 97 (14%) in other Latin American countries. The increased number of publications related to this area of knowledge in recent years demonstrates the remarkable growth of ethnobiology as a science. Ethnobiological research may be stimulated by an increase in the number of scientific events and journals for study dissemination and by the creation of undergraduate courses and graduate programs to train ethnoscientists who will produce high-quality studies, especially in certain countries

Biology · Bioprospecting · Ethnobiology · Geography · Latin Americans · Library science · Political science · Scopus · Sociology · Anthropology · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies · Health and Medical Education · Indigenous Health and Education · Public Health and Social Inequalities · Ecology

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