Management of biodiversity index indicators in a diversified family farming system

Abstract

Diversified ystems with coffee support a series of ecosystem services such as: restoration of soil functions and carbon sequestration (Godoy, P 2012). A sustainable agriculture requires a characterization of functional agrobiodiversity, to know and identify its functioning as a system. The objective of this work is to evaluate the changes in diversification, through the use of indicators in a reference agroecological system, which was evaluated 10 years ago, in the Loma de la Paz sector of the Trujillo Municipality. It was characterized using the methodology of management zones, Lox, (1991), where ten (10) management zones were found, seven (7) in the plant production area and (3) in the animal production area. Finding an increase in the diversity of cultivated species and new management areas in animal production. A total of 87 cultivated botanical species were reported for a total of 3,876 individuals, in an area of 3,473.52 m2. The cultivation of (Coffe sp) that represents 60 % of 2354 plants. The highest biodiversity index (No. of species/area) of (0.175), was ZM6, with a total of 17 species, cultivated in an area of 168.3m2 followed by: ZM1>ZM2>ZM7>ZM3>ZM4-ZM5. The greatest intensity or use of the land (No. of individuals/area) in ZM4 (area of 611m2) with a value of (3.47) followed by: (ZM4>ZM6>ZM5>ZM2>ZM3>ZM1. The Protein production as a protein source on a family scale represents a viable alternative for family sustainability.