Declining Planetary Health as a Driver of Camera Trap Studies: Insights from the Web of Science Database

Planetary health is crucial to human well-being, ecosystem sustainability, and biodiversity. The camera trap (CT) is an effective sampling tool used to monitor biodiversity through remote sensing. This study examines the potential drivers of CT research growth using a logistic model based on specific variables, including global gross domestic product (GDP), temperature growth, the declined living planet index (LPI), and human population growth (Pop), by referencing Web of Science (WoS) indexed publications. LPI was identified as a statistically significant driver (p-value < 0.01), suggesting that the concept of “understanding the creatures we share the planet with” influences CT studies. In addition, this study examines CT research trends using the bibliometric insights of 2,377 extracted WoS-indexed publications. We examined and visualized the network of co-occurrence of authors and authors’ countries, keywords, and keywords plus documents. Overall, this study assesses ecological and conservation informatics and provides a reference to scholars, policymakers, and decision-makers.

行星健康（Planetary health）对于人类福祉、生态系统可持续性及生物多样性均具有至关重要的意义。相机陷阱（camera trap，CT）是一种通过遥感手段开展生物多样性监测的高效采样工具。本研究以Web of Science（WoS）收录的文献为参考依据，选取全球国内生产总值（gross domestic product，GDP）、气温增幅、地球生命力指数（living planet index，LPI）下降幅度以及人类人口增长（Pop）等特定变量，基于逻辑回归模型探究相机陷阱研究增长的潜在驱动因素。研究发现，地球生命力指数（LPI）为具有统计学显著性的驱动因素（p值＜0.01），表明“认识我们与地球共享的生灵”这一理念对相机陷阱研究产生了重要影响。此外，本研究针对提取得到的2377篇WoS收录文献展开文献计量学分析，以探析相机陷阱领域的研究趋势。我们对作者、作者所属国家、关键词以及关键词Plus（keywords plus）文档的共现网络进行了分析与可视化处理。总体而言，本研究对生态与保护信息学领域进行了评估，并为学者、政策制定者与决策者提供了参考。