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We’ve analysed scientific literature (181 publications) for all time range in the main databases. For each publication we obtained:
-📆Year of publication
-👩🔬Number of authors and their nationality
-🏝️Study area
-🐢Species
-🔬Research topic
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-The number of authors per paper inc📈over⏱️
-The islands with⬆️publications are Boa Vista, Sal, and Maio
-Link between NGOs settlement and scientific output
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Presence of 5 species but ≠ researched.
🟦High interest in some topics, coinciding with global trends➡️ Conservation✅and breeding biology🥚
🟧Information gaps: logistical challenges of sampling in 🐢(oceanic stage, long cycle life...)
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Recommendations: integrate technics and focus on those that inc📈the collection of basic life history data with simple samplings (🧬🩸🛰️) for🐢global conservation🌎.
*Submitted: Basic and Applied Herpetology.
Co-author: @MenendezBlaz_J
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