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The scientific profiles of terrestrial mammals in G reat B ritain as measured by publication metrics
Author(s) -
Robertson Peter A.,
McKenzie Ailsa J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
mammal review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.574
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2907
pISSN - 0305-1838
DOI - 10.1111/mam.12038
Subject(s) - herbivore , insectivore , biology , ecology , population , range (aeronautics) , zoology , habitat , demography , materials science , sociology , composite material
Research on mammals provides the evidence base for their conservation, management and related policy. We assess the effect of study choices on the composition of this evidence base. We derived species h ‐index ( SHI ) for 67 breeding terrestrial mammals from 2305 publications based on field research carried out in E ngland, S cotland and W ales. Native species had higher SHI than introduced species, but SHI was not related to the level of species conservation concern. SHI was positively related to geographical range and/or population size and to functional group: large herbivores had higher SHI , then carnivores, rodents, small herbivores, bats and insectivores.