Tropical forest remnants as shelters of avian diversity within a tourism development matrix in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
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RBT334102022-06-09T18:14:13Z Tropical forest remnants as shelters of avian diversity within a tourism development matrix in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Ramírez-Albores, Jorge E. Pérez-Suárez, Marlín avian community conservation species richness fragmentation Akumal Quintana Roo. Tropical forests have undergone extensive transformation because of increasing tourism development, in addition to historic clearing for agricultural and cattle grazing activities. Altogether, these activities have had an important effect on bird diversity, reducing the habitat available to many species. In this study, the role of tropical forest remnants located between different land use types was evaluated for species diversity, composition, and distribution of the bird community at Akumal region in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Point counts were used to quantify the avifauna by habitat, and Shannon´s and Simpson´s diversity index were used to determine bird diversity. Additionally, bird species were classified according to seasonality and trophic guild by type of habitat. A total of 160 species and 50 families was recorded, of which 100 species were permanent residents, 47 winter visitors and 11 transients. Mature tropical forest and tropical forest remnants had higher species richness than those of modified environments. This study supports the importance of tropical forest remnants as shelters for bird species in landscapes with tourism developments, and the relevance of these remnants to maintaining high bird diversity. Rev. Biol. Trop. 66(2): 799-813. Epub 2018 June 01. Universidad de Costa Rica 2018-06-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf text/html https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/33410 10.15517/rbt.v66i2.33410 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 66 No. 2 (2018): Volume 66 – Regular number 2 – June 2018; 799–813 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 66 Núm. 2 (2018): Volumen 66 – Número regular 2 – Junio 2018; 799–813 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 66 N.º 2 (2018): Volume 66 – Regular number 2 – June 2018; 799–813 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v66i2 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/33410/32882 https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/33410/32919 Copyright (c) 2018 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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Ramírez-Albores, Jorge E. Pérez-Suárez, Marlín |
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Ramírez-Albores, Jorge E. Pérez-Suárez, Marlín |
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Ramírez-Albores, Jorge E. |
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Tropical forest remnants as shelters of avian diversity within a tourism development matrix in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico |
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Tropical forest remnants as shelters of avian diversity within a tourism development matrix in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico |
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Tropical forest remnants as shelters of avian diversity within a tourism development matrix in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico |
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Universidad de Costa Rica |
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2018 |
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