Bird diversity in coffee agroforests and subdeciduous tropical forests of western Mexico
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Agroforestry management, bird abundance, habitat structure, species richness, transformed landscapesAbstract
Coffee agroforests are recognized as conservation sites for birds, supporting species richness levels and an average number of individuals comparable to natural forests. The objective was to describe and compare the taxonomic diversity of birds between coffee agroforests (AC in Spanish) and tropical semideciduous forest (BTS in Spanish) in western Jalisco. Six transects were established, three in AC and three in BTS, with a total of 60 point-count stations (ten points per transect, separated by 250 m). Monthly counts were conducted during 2024, using the 25-m fixed-radius point-count method. We evaluated differences in bird richness and average number of individuals using a non-parametric Wilcoxon test. We also analyzed differences in bird richness and average number of individuals among sites using a linear mixed-effects model. A total of 142 bird species were recorded: 2 342 individuals of 106 species in AC and 2 782 individuals of 123 species in BTS. Differences in richness and average number of individuals between management conditions and sites were significant. True diversity showed high values in AC. Similarity analyses indicated differences in composition and average number of individuals between management conditions. It is suggested that AC do not replace BTS, but rather represent an alternative for avifauna conservation in transformed landscapes, provided that a complex vegetation structure and composition are maintained.
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