Implications of pasture improvement for bird conservation in the high plains of the Colombian Llanos

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cg.authorship.typesNot CGIAR international institute
cg.contributor.affiliationEcotonos Foundation
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Fund
cg.contributor.initiativeLivestock and Climate
cg.contributor.initiativeNature-Positive Solutions
cg.coverage.countryColombia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CO
cg.coverage.regionAmericas
cg.coverage.regionSouth America
cg.coverage.regionLatin America and the Caribbean
cg.creator.identifierRuben Dario Palacio: 0000-0001-9029-3094
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5751/ace-02781-190225
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn1712-6568
cg.issue2
cg.journalAvian Conservation and Ecology
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatBIODIVERSITY
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatLIVESTOCK
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatTROPICAL FORAGES
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversity
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible production and consumption
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate action
cg.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on land
cg.volume19
dc.contributor.authorPalacio, Ruben Dario
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-06T10:11:40Zen
dc.date.available2024-12-06T10:11:40Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/163150
dc.titleImplications of pasture improvement for bird conservation in the high plains of the Colombian Llanosen
dcterms.abstractThe high plains of the Colombian Llanos are emerging as a new agricultural frontier, where native tropical savannas are increasingly being converted into improved pastures to facilitate grazing intensification. However, the impacts of this land conversion have not been adequately addressed, especially in the context of biodiversity conservation. In this study, I conducted bird surveys at Hacienda San José (HSJ), a private cattle farm that established improved pastures with a focus on sustainable intensification while preserving an area of native savanna vegetation. I evaluated bird density, species richness, and community similarity across three land-use management regimes: improved pastures with rotational grazing and burning exclusion (IP), preserved native savanna with no burning or grazing (PNS), and conventionally managed savanna (CMS) subject to burning and grazing, located outside of HSJ. Results showed that IP had the highest bird species richness and density. However, PNS and CMS supported unique populations of savanna specialist birds at higher abundances, while CMS had the lowest overall species diversity of the three management regimes. These findings (1) highlight the importance of preserving native savanna vegetation within agricultural landscapes of the Colombian Llanos and (2) suggest that improved pastures, coupled with sustainable management practices, can help sustain a diverse savanna bird community. Future land use intensification projects should maintain a range of different habitats alongside production areas to ensure the persistence of both generalist and savanna specialist birds in this relatively understudied region of Colombia.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2024-12
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPalacio, R.D. (2024) Implications of pasture improvement for bird conservation in the high plains of the Colombian Llanos. Avian Conservation and Ecology 19(2): 25. ISSN: 1712-6568en
dcterms.extent25
dcterms.issued2024-12
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherResilience Alliance, Inc.
dcterms.subjectsavannahsen
dcterms.subjectland useen
dcterms.subjectbiodiversity conservationen
dcterms.subjectconservación de la diversidad biológicaen
dcterms.subjectutilización de la tierra-uso de la tierraen
dcterms.subjectforage speciesen
dcterms.subjectsabanaen
dcterms.subjectespecie forrajeraen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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