A bibliometric analysis of seagrass sediment: Interpretation and prospects for research hotspots

IF 3 3区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Marine environmental research Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106807

Kaiyun Chen , Weijie Liu , Chao Zhong , Mengmeng Zhao , Yaqin Liao , Hong Du , Qinghua Chen

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Seagrass sediment is intricately linked to their ecological functions, collectively forming the foundation of the seagrass ecosystem, and providing a range of essential ecosystem services, underscoring their significant research importance. This study aims to analyze the emerging hotspots and evolving trends in research on seagrass sediment over the past two decades (2003–2023), identify current research gaps, and forecast future directions for investigation. We extracted data from 3,390 studies identified in the Web of Science that have published pivotal research on seagrass sediment. Over this period, investigations into seagrass sediment have progressively transitioned from focusing on seagrass ecology to examining global change impacts on these sediments, ultimately shifting towards blue carbon research. Notably, there remains a paucity of studies addressing the sediments of small and tropical seagrasses. Furthermore, while the sedimentation mechanisms related to seagrasses represent an active area of inquiry, comprehensive analyses regarding these mechanisms are still limited. This study underscores the critical need for further exploration into sedimentation processes involving seagrasses as well as calls for enhanced integration within blue carbon ecosystem sediment studies pertaining to seagrass habitats.

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海草沉积物的文献计量分析：研究热点的解读与展望

海草沉积物与其生态功能密切相关，共同构成了海草生态系统的基础，并提供了一系列重要的生态系统服务，凸显了其重要的研究意义。本研究旨在分析过去二十年（2003-2023 年）海草沉积物研究的新热点和演变趋势，找出当前的研究空白，并预测未来的研究方向。我们从《科学网》（Web of Science）中确定的发表过有关海草沉积物重要研究成果的 3,390 项研究中提取了数据。在此期间，对海草沉积物的研究逐渐从关注海草生态过渡到研究全球变化对这些沉积物的影响，最终转向蓝碳研究。值得注意的是，针对小型和热带海草沉积物的研究仍然很少。此外，虽然与海草有关的沉积机制是一个活跃的研究领域，但有关这些机制的全面分析仍然有限。本研究强调了进一步探索海草沉积过程的迫切需要，并呼吁加强与海草栖息地相关的蓝碳生态系统沉积物研究的整合。

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Marine environmental research 环境科学-毒理学

CiteScore

5.90

自引率

3.00%

发文量

217

审稿时长

46 days

期刊介绍： Marine Environmental Research publishes original research papers on chemical, physical, and biological interactions in the oceans and coastal waters. The journal serves as a forum for new information on biology, chemistry, and toxicology and syntheses that advance understanding of marine environmental processes. Submission of multidisciplinary studies is encouraged. Studies that utilize experimental approaches to clarify the roles of anthropogenic and natural causes of changes in marine ecosystems are especially welcome, as are those studies that represent new developments of a theoretical or conceptual aspect of marine science. All papers published in this journal are reviewed by qualified peers prior to acceptance and publication. Examples of topics considered to be appropriate for the journal include, but are not limited to, the following: – The extent, persistence, and consequences of change and the recovery from such change in natural marine systems – The biochemical, physiological, and ecological consequences of contaminants to marine organisms and ecosystems – The biogeochemistry of naturally occurring and anthropogenic substances – Models that describe and predict the above processes – Monitoring studies, to the extent that their results provide new information on functional processes – Methodological papers describing improved quantitative techniques for the marine sciences.