O plâncton como ferramenta de difusão científica e ambiental - uma breve revisão

Abstract

Plankton corresponds to a group of organisms that are carried by currents, and is very important in the primary production of the food chain, maintenance of the marine ecosystem, in addition to bioindication of the environment in which it is inserted. Even so, there are few people who have this notion about this portion of living beings in aquatic ecosystems. Within this context, there is a need to raise awareness of how plankton is used as a tool for scientific dissemination and environmental education. Thus, the work aims to explore and synthesize the use of plankton as a tool for scientific dissemination and environmental education, especially in Brazil. A bibliographical research was carried out, with different combinations of words in the Google Scholar, Scielo and Science Direct databases. After analyzing the titles and abstracts, the data were passed through the exclusion and selection methods. In all, 28 papers were raised relating Plankton as a tool for Scientific Dissemination and/or Environmental Education. Analyzing the results, it was seen that it is necessary to boost national publication, considering that there is a deficiency in literature published in scientific vehicles. Most of the studies (25%) approach plankton and its theory in a more synthesized way, and in second place we have plankton being used as a source to measure water quality (21.4%). There were still manifestations of plankton being approached as the main producer of oxygen, and its importance in the estuarine environment. Among the tools adopted by the scientists, the use of lectures for national and international articles (>46%) is observed. It is concluded that it is necessary that methods and experiences to encourage the environmental education of plankton are increasingly disseminated and discussed.