Evaluación de los aportes de los arboles de sombra a la avifauna asociada a cultivos de cacao en Santa María, Boyacá

Abstract

Agroecosystems are increasingly common due to the food demand by the population, is one of the causes of deforestation and therefore the loss of biodiversity. However, studies affirm that with a good management of these agroecosystems the permanence of the biological diversity can be guaranteed and even increase it due to the interconnection of different landscapes. Therefore, this work aims to contribute to the knowledge on the strategic management of shade trees in cocoa agroecosystems taking into account the resources they provide to the associated avifauna and cocoa plantations. With this, maximize the role of cocoa plantations in the conservation of diversity. There are 78 species of birds associated with shade trees of cacao trees, which have nine resources provided by these trees, which are: perch, foraging, grooming, singing or vocalization, nesting, courtship, corridor to other tree species, movement from branch to branch and agonistic behavior. It is observed that they had interaction with 17 species of trees and a family, of which Anadenanthera peregrina, Persea americana, Cecropia peltata and Cedrela montana stand out due to the number of interactions and the time that the birds dedicated in them to carry out their activities. . Observations are made of which part of the tree the birds prefer to perform the activities mentioned above