South American Antarctic Research Bibliography on Cetaceans and Pinnipeds

282 documents catalog research on marine mammals in Antarctica conducted by South American institutions. The collection includes 155 articles, 119 event summaries, and several thesis works, compiled by SCIOPS through searches of academic databases and libraries. Analysis shows 72% of documents relate to Pinnipedia species, while 23% focus on Cetacea.

Use Cases

• Analyze publication types (article, thesis, event summary) across 282 documents to study academic output formats.
• Compare research focus between Suborder Pinnipedia (203 documents) and Order Cetacea (65 documents) to identify taxonomic biases.
• Identify the most studied species, such as Megaptera novaeangliae (35.5% of Cetacea studies) and Arctocephalus gazella (38.2% of Pinnipedia studies).
• Map geographic study concentration using data on the Antarctic Peninsula (82% of surveys) and specific islands like Livingston (25.5%).
• Evaluate journal impact factor distribution among 155 articles, where 57.4% were published in journals with factors from zero to one.

Strengths

• 282 documented research entries provide a quantifiable corpus for analysis.
• Detailed breakdowns of document types (155 articles, 119 summaries) and taxonomic focus (203 Pinnipedia, 65 Cetacea) are available.
• Specific percentages for studied species (e.g., Megaptera novaeangliae at 35.5%) and geographic areas (e.g., Antarctic Peninsula at 82%) offer granular insights.

Limitations

• The dataset size of 282 documents is relatively small for broad statistical modeling.
• No raw data columns or sample records are provided, limiting direct data manipulation.
• Temporal coverage and update recency are unknown, potentially affecting relevance.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS

Collection Method

Bibliographic searches conducted at 'Periódicos Capes', university sites, South American institutions, Antarctic events, and library consultations, compiled into a Microsoft Access database.

Geography

Antarctic Peninsula and surrounding islands (e.g., Livingston, King George, Elephant), with focus on South American research.