Richness and abundance of birds in green areas of San Cristobal de Las Casas city, Chiapas, Mexico

Authors

  • Ana Patricia Medrano-Guzmán Departamento de Conservación de la Biodiversidad, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Carretera Panamericana y Periférico Sur s/n, Barrio de María Auxiliadora, 29290, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6525-4237
  • Paula L. Enríquez Departamento de Conservación de la Biodiversidad, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Carretera Panamericana y Periférico Sur s/n, Barrio de María Auxiliadora, 29290, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8195-1363
  • Iriana Zuria Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Área Académica de Biología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Km. 4.5 carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo s/n, Col. Carboneras, Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo, C.P. 42184, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0004-3540
  • Jorge Castellanos-Albores Departamento de Conservación de la Biodiversidad, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Carretera Panamericana y Periférico Sur s/n, Barrio de María Auxiliadora, 29290, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8548-2103

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v27i2.17883

Keywords:

urban areas, urban species, exotic species, spatial heterogeneity, geographic scales, Urban ecology, urban biodiversity, birds and city, urban green spaces

Abstract

Green areas in urban districts are important elements for bird conservation. In this study, we estimated bird abundance within green areas in the urban district of San Cristobal de Las Casas, state of Chiapas, Mexico. We identified a total of 75 bird species in ten green areas of different sizes from February of 2016 through July of 2016. We related bird presence to environmental variables at two geographical scales (local and landscape). Nonparametric analyses were used to compare richness and abundance of birds between green areas and size categories. The percentage of vegetation area was the most important variable that positively correlated with species richness and abundance. However, negative correlations were found between species richness and abundance and the percentage coverage of canopy, buildings, pavement and sampled green areas. The spatial heterogeneity of vertical vegetation structure in green areas was important to increase the diversity of avifauna. The maintenance and increase of green areas in cities is important to protect and increase the diversity of birds in urban areas.

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Revista Peruana de Biologia 27(2)

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Published

05/24/2020

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2020)

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Medrano-Guzmán, Ana Patricia, Paula L. Enríquez, Iriana Zuria, and Jorge Castellanos-Albores. 2020. “Richness and Abundance of Birds in Green Areas of San Cristobal De Las Casas City, Chiapas, Mexico”. Revista Peruana De Biología 27 (2): 169-82. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v27i2.17883.