Author(s)

GRICELDA HERRERA-FRANCO, JHON CAICEDO-POTOSÍ, PAUL CARRIÓN-MERO

Abstract

The earth changes by various physical, chemical, climatic, and geological factors. These processes have allowed for diversity in both geological and biological environments on the planet. Geological diversity allowed life and its diversity in different environments and ecosystems. This study aims to analyse geodiversity and biodiversity using informetric tools to know their relationship and interaction and research trends in this area. The systematic methodology is four steps: (i) topic and information preparation in Scopus and WoS; (ii) data processing in Bibliometrix-RStudio and VOSviewer; (iii) visualisation of results; and (iv) interpretation of results. The results show that geodiversity enabled different ecosystems and life. Therefore, the main conclusion of this study is that biodiversity is on geodiversity, allowing for diverse ecosystems around the world, promoting geo-eco-tourism development under nature conservation criteria.

Keywords

natural heritage, natural systems, geotourism, Scopus, WoS, informetrics