Looking for attitudes related to amphibian species decline: how are peer-reviewed publications of education activities compared to ecological research?
ABSTRACT Biodiversity decline has been the focus of discussions in the last decade, especially on the amphibian species decline. After a scientometric analysis using international databases, we found that the number of peer-reviewed articles considering education practices related to the theme incre...
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| description | ABSTRACT Biodiversity decline has been the focus of discussions in the last decade, especially on the amphibian species decline. After a scientometric analysis using international databases, we found that the number of peer-reviewed articles considering education practices related to the theme increased along with the number of ecological researches. However, the increase in ecological researches is much higher than the increase in publications of education practices. Studies suggest that conservation attitudes are important and that education practices are an important tool for improving human perceptions on this subject. In this sense, increase the publication of projects and programs results related to local education practices in international journals could help the dissemination of efficient methods for conservation, as well as facilitating access to information internationally, since species decline, especially for amphibians, is a global concern. Then, we suggest that educational practices, at least when related to conservation, should follow a more standardized protocol, and be published in international journals, as the efficiency of such practices should be evaluated and methods once published could help other nations to improve their ecological literacy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ae1d3858246413ab3d81172401a52922022-12-21T22:08:26ZengAcademia Brasileira de CiênciasAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências1678-2690891 suppl49149610.1590/0001-3765201720160463S0001-37652017000200491Looking for attitudes related to amphibian species decline: how are peer-reviewed publications of education activities compared to ecological research?ROGER P. MORMULTAYLA D.S. MORMULGUSTAVO M.B. SANTOSANA R.A. SANTANAABSTRACT Biodiversity decline has been the focus of discussions in the last decade, especially on the amphibian species decline. After a scientometric analysis using international databases, we found that the number of peer-reviewed articles considering education practices related to the theme increased along with the number of ecological researches. However, the increase in ecological researches is much higher than the increase in publications of education practices. Studies suggest that conservation attitudes are important and that education practices are an important tool for improving human perceptions on this subject. In this sense, increase the publication of projects and programs results related to local education practices in international journals could help the dissemination of efficient methods for conservation, as well as facilitating access to information internationally, since species decline, especially for amphibians, is a global concern. Then, we suggest that educational practices, at least when related to conservation, should follow a more standardized protocol, and be published in international journals, as the efficiency of such practices should be evaluated and methods once published could help other nations to improve their ecological literacy.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000200491&lng=en&tlng=enenvironmental educationconservation practicesteaching activitiesamphibian extinctionstheory and practice |
| spellingShingle | ROGER P. MORMUL TAYLA D.S. MORMUL GUSTAVO M.B. SANTOS ANA R.A. SANTANA Looking for attitudes related to amphibian species decline: how are peer-reviewed publications of education activities compared to ecological research? Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências environmental education conservation practices teaching activities amphibian extinctions theory and practice |
| title | Looking for attitudes related to amphibian species decline: how are peer-reviewed publications of education activities compared to ecological research? |
| title_full | Looking for attitudes related to amphibian species decline: how are peer-reviewed publications of education activities compared to ecological research? |
| title_fullStr | Looking for attitudes related to amphibian species decline: how are peer-reviewed publications of education activities compared to ecological research? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Looking for attitudes related to amphibian species decline: how are peer-reviewed publications of education activities compared to ecological research? |
| title_short | Looking for attitudes related to amphibian species decline: how are peer-reviewed publications of education activities compared to ecological research? |
| title_sort | looking for attitudes related to amphibian species decline how are peer reviewed publications of education activities compared to ecological research |
| topic | environmental education conservation practices teaching activities amphibian extinctions theory and practice |
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