Trends in the scientific literature on population genetics of plants from Cerrado

ABSTRACT

The Cerrado biome is considered one of the biodiversity hotspots in the world, due to both the large extent of natural vegetation that has been continually lost and the high number of endemic plant species. It has often been listed as a priority in conservation programs and in population genetic studies. In order to determine trends in plant population genetic studies in this biome, a scientometric evaluation of published and available articles in different databases was performed. A total of 171 publications from 48 journals was found between the years 1999 and 2014, with the number of publications increasing significantly during this period. Ninety-one species with different life forms were studied, using different types of molecular markers. These analyses confer a better understanding of the current knowledge of plant population genetics in the Cerrado biome.

Keywords:
scientometrics; genetic diversity; genetic divergence; molecular markers