Série histórica (2010 a 2020/21) do conhecimento briológico para o meio norte do Brasil

Abstract

The focus of this study seeks to highlight the panorama of research in the field of Botany, but specifically in Briology, in the Center-North Region of Brazil, which has been experiencing exponential growth in recent years. Thus, the objective is to evaluate the development of briological research in the Center-North region of Brazil during the years 2010 to 2020/21. The area of study of the publications is the Center-North region of Brazil, which comprises the west of Piauí and the state of Maranhão in all its extension. The method used in the research was quantitative and scientometric analysis, an online data survey was carried out to verify the scientific works published in journals between the years 2010 to 2020/21, due to the time that leveraged the beginning of scientific production on bryophytes in the Middle North region. Using the descriptors "Bryophytes / Bryophytes, Mosses, Liverworts / Liverworts, Antóceros / Hornworts, Brioflora / Brioflora and Cerrado", work was delimited for the areas of the states of Maranhão and Piauí. The Web of Science, Scielo and Scopus databases were used, which contain abstracts and citations from the research literature and from quality sources on the internet. The online search engine for scientific articles “Google Scholar” was used to check possible articles that complemented the data. By consulting the data on the online platforms of Brazilian herbariums, such as SpeciesLink and Flora do Brasil, the difference between the data recorded on these platforms and those published in journals was analyzed. All data were tabulated in an Excel spreadsheet to prepare the results. Scientific production over these 10 years in the Center-North region has raised 302 species of Bryophytes, which are distributed in 256 species cited for the state of Maranhão and 109 species for Piauí. During this period, there were 151 new occurrences in the Center-North region, 104 species for Maranhão and 55 species for Piauí. However, the state of Maranhão proved to be quite productive in research and scientific production in relation to the state of Piauí, which is a little behind in that, as the data presented showed how much Maranhão stands out in studies with bryophytes. However, Piauí showed a great evolution in its scientific productivity, despite the reduced number of publications, it showed in the data raised a satisfactory growth in the generation of knowledge for science, for the flora of the Caatinga and Cerrado, both of the State and of the Center-North region.