Scientometric analysis of Ecotourism in the Pantanal wetlands

Djair Sergio De Freitas Junior,Breno Dias Vitorino,Angélica Vilas Boas Da Frota,Carolina Joana Da Silva

doi:10.33448/rsd-v10i11.19375

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Abstract

This scientometric study aimed to outline an overview of studies on ecotourism in the Pantanal published between 1990 and 2020. In this sense, studies published in the form of books, book chapters and scientific articles in journals were selected. Data were collected using the Web of Science, Scopus and, Science Direct databases, as well as the Google Scholar tool. We identified 36 published works on the subject. In 2020, seven studies were published, this being the year with the largest number of publications. 84% (n = 30) of the works were published in scientific journals, 8% (n = 3) in the form of book chapters and 8% (n = 3) in the form of books. Altogether, 92 authors wrote on the subject, but only 13 of them published at least two works. The highlights were C.J.R. Alho, with 4 publications, followed by R. Hoogesteijn and F. R. Tortato, with 3 each. Among the journals, Ecological Economics was the only one to present 3 articles. The most discussed topics were Ecotourism, Conservation, Biodiversity and Pantanal. Similarly, in the works’ keyword network, the words Pantanal, Conservation, Biodiversity and Tourism stood out.Finally, it is suggested that research institutions and Brazilian tourism associations should increase their partnerships to strengthen the research process on ecotourism in the Pantanal.

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Pantanal is already recognized worldwide as a destination for ecotourism (Arts et al, 2018; Tortato & Izzo, 2017; Tortato et al, 2017; Greve, 2014; Mittermeier et al, 2005)
We prepared a map in QGIS 3.10.5 (QGIS.org, 2020) showing how studies on ecotourism are distributed in the Pantanal, and we indicate the proportion of research found in each location reported in the works
We found 36 published works on ecotourism, tourism and nature tourism in the Pantanal between 1990 and 2020

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Pantanal is already recognized worldwide as a destination for ecotourism (Arts et al, 2018; Tortato & Izzo, 2017; Tortato et al, 2017; Greve, 2014; Mittermeier et al, 2005). The biome's rich biodiversity includes 174 mammal species (Alho et al, 2011), more than 260 fish species (Britski et al, 2007) and more than 580 bird species (Nunes, 2011) which, together with the scenic beauty, have attracted visitors to contemplate nature and observe fauna. Practices such as birdwatching, nature photography and the observation of jaguars are increasingly common in the region (Tortato & Izzo, 2017), especially by foreign tourists. One can question the approaches, topics, and studied areas to identify the gaps in scientific production and which subjects and areas lack or have more academic studies resulting from this economic activity

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