An Analysis On Mucilage (Sea Snot) Research

Mucilage (sea saliva) is a thick, sticky substance produced by almost all plants and some microorganisms. It is formed by the combination of many biological and chemical conditions. It plays various roles in plants such as storing water and food, germination of seeds and membrane thickening. Although there are many different reasons, it is possible to talk about three main factors in the formation of Marine Mucilage, which is on the agenda of our country with the situation in the Sea of Marmara recently: Sea temperatures exceeding the average temperatures, increase in the pollution rate in the seas, and the sea being stagnant. It is known that if these three situations occur, Marine Mucilage increases as some plankton species start to multiply rapidly. This study focuses on the general features of scientific research on sea saliva. In the study, the interdisciplinary nature of the research on sea snail is revealed with a data-based analysis. While it was observed that Zoology, Plant Sciences, Oceanography, Marine & Freshwater Biology, Limnology, Fisheries, Environmental Sciences and Ecology carried out joint studies in these studies with a high collaboration pattern, Italy, France, China, Croatia and the USA were among the countries that attracted attention in terms of the number of publications. While the frequency of studies on the northern Adriatic Sea as a geographical area draws attention, Univ Bologna, Univ Gottingen, Univ Melbourne, Univ Genoa and Istanbul University are among the universities that attract attention in terms of institutional publications.