Description
Agriculture is transforming landscapes. Cloud forest extension got reduced to minimal areas around farms and urban areas, particularly in the tropics. This process happened fast in the last 50 years. Mexico is not the exception to land use change. Since 90’s agriculture has experienced strong changes regarding who is ruling the land and a lack of a new generation of peasants. How is this socioeconomic context affecting animals' behaviour who live in the forest and its transformed landscapes? On top of this, climate change seems to be modifying current suitable areas for biodiversity. My doctoral research is assessing how these changes affect the community of colibris and the plants they interact with in Xalapa, central Veracruz, Mexico. Present and future suitability maps were generated for 22 resident species of colibris present in the East of Mexico. Areas of change were identified, allowing me to assess how transformed are these areas in forest cover using the System of the Monitoring Activity Data of the REDD+ Programme in Mexico (MAD-Mex year 2019). As the availability of floral resources are changing from local native plants to urban exotic garden plants, colibris are facing a complete new landscape. How are these birds coping with the change?| Period | 21-Jun-2023 |
|---|---|
| Event title | International Student Symposium on Animal Behaviour and Cognition |
| Event type | Conference |
| Conference number | 3 |
| Location | Mexico City, MexicoShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |