ANÁLISE CIENCIOMÉTRICA GLOBAL EM BIOINDICADORES: UM PANORAMA DAS TENDÊNCIAS ENTRE OS ANOS 1998 A 2007

Abstract

Global analysis scientometric in bioindicators: a scene of the trends between 1998 the 2007 years. The aim of this work was evaluate the state of art of the types of bioindicators used in the planet throughout the decade the 2007 enter 1998 relating the physical spaces where these bioindicators had been used, that is, if place, regional or global, through a analysis scientometric. For this a bibliographical survey in the space of Thomson ISI was carried through, available enters 1998 the 2007, used the word-key bioindicator, biological indicator or organisms bioindicators . Exponential growth in the works with bioindicadores throughout the decade was evidenced, where most developed in U.S.A., Europe and one has detached among cited Brazil. In this decade 88 countries had carried through works with biological pointers. One noticed that throughout the years, place and regional the work in levels had increased exponentially and of conditions the global one had a decrease. The bioindicators used more in the planet had been vegetables, arthropods, fish, mammals and clams, corresponding 68% of the total of all bioindicators identified. This work more brings useful information to the types of bioindicators used its characteristics and physical spaces susceptible to be used, in relation the trends throughout the decade. Considers a bigger investment of research with the subject in the emergent and underdeveloped countries, bringing global and real information on current situation of the ecological systems of the planet.