%0 Journal Article
%T Diversity and Abundance of Birds in Agricultural Zone Associated to the Bay Santa Mar¨ªa La Reforma, Sinaloa, Mexico
%A Guadalupe Humberto Gurrola L¨®pez
%A Nicol¨¢s Castaneda Lomas
%A Laura Beatriz Rivera Rodr¨ªguez
%A Leopoldo Partida Ruvalcaba
%A Feliciano J. Heredia Pineda
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 3
%N 12
%P 1-12
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2016
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1103229
%X <div style="text-align:justify;">
	<span style="line-height:1.5;">The objective of this research was
to determine bird¡¯s abundance and diversity associated in an agricultural system at the
Bahia Santa Maria La Reforma (BSM-LR), which may represent a risk to crops and/or
have a value for conservation. Annual monthly samplings were conducted to
determine the richness and abundance of the birds; in seven linear transects, distributed throughout the agricultural area,
all birds seen and heard were recorded. Bird species were identified using the
field guides for birds in Mexico and North America and binoculars (8 ¡Á 40). Richness was determined from the accumulation of species seen over
the sampling time, and the specific abundance with the sum of the number of
individuals seen each month. The Alpha diversity was determined using the
Shannon Wiener index and the monthly abundance data for each month sampled. A
total of 15,427 birds from 110 species were found. This diversity is grouped
into 16 orders, 37 families and 90 genera, of which </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Agaleus phoeiceus</i><span style="line-height:1.5;">, </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Quiscalus
mexicanus</i><span style="line-height:1.5;">, </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Zenaida macroura</i><span style="line-height:1.5;"> and </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Columbina passerina</i><span style="line-height:1.5;"> were the most abundant,
accounting for 77.6% of the total Birds seen; the exotic species found were </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Streptopelia decaocto</i><span style="line-height:1.5;">, </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Sturnus vulgaris</i><span style="line-height:1.5;"> and </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Passer domesticus</i><span style="line-height:1.5;">, and 16 species are of
conservation concern.</span>
</div>
%K Birdlife
%K Agriculture
%K Gulf of California
%K Agro-Ecology
%K Species of Conservation Concern
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5277116