Review of bat research in Georgia (Sakartvelo): historical trends, knowledge gaps, and conservation needs

Biodiversity in the Republic of Guinea: Evidence, Threats, Conservation and Research Priorities — A Review and Bibliometric Map

This evidence map characterises how biodiversity research concerning the Republic of Guinea is represented in a fixed OpenAlex record set and complements the literature map with an illustrative Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) occurrence-data sample. Ten English-language query families were run in OpenAl...

Biases and gaps in freshwater mollusks research in Latin America and the Caribbean: a multi-decadal bibliometric analysis (1976–2024)

Freshwater mollusks play key ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, yet they are among the most threatened and least studied invertebrate groups worldwide. This study evaluates how scientific knowledge on freshwater mollusks is structured across Latin America and the Caribbean, testing the hypothesis that research eff...

The first annotated checklist of the bees of Colombia reveals an overlooked diversity and areas with major data deficiencies

Background Most existing knowledge about bee biodiversity comes from temperate regions, where diversity is presumed highest—yet substantial data gaps across the tropics confound this pattern. Checklists are critical for documenting species presence, identifying knowledge gaps, and guiding conservation. We present the f...

Wildlife Conservation: A Bibliometric Analysis

This study presents a bibliometric analysis of wildlife conservation research to identify its intellectual structure, thematic evolution, influential publications, and collaboration patterns. A total of 1,997 documents published between 2000 and 2026 were retrieved from the Scopus database and analyzed using VOSviewer...

The Worldview of Gond Community for Biodiversity Conservation in Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve of Central India

DA GUERRA À RECUPERAÇÃO: BIODIVERSIDADE, DEFAUNAÇÃO E RESILIÊNCIA ECOLÓGICA NO PARQUE NACIONAL DO BICUAR, ANGOLA

This article sought to synthesise the available evidence on post-conflict ecological recovery in Bicuar National Park (Huíla, southwestern Angola; ≈7,900 km²). An evidence-weighted narrative review was carried out, integrating historical data, camera-trapping and occupancy modelling (2015–2023) and recent literature on...