The study of biodiversity in agricultural systems, an urgent necessity

Abstract

Agricultural systems are one of the most expanded land uses in the world and one of the main threats to biodiversity, since they are the main factor of deforestation in sites of great biological diversity and they pour a large amount of pollutants into the environment. Due to its great extension and its imminent increase, it is essential to assess biodiversity in agricultural systems, since these are dominant elements in the current landscapes of much of the world. For this reason, the objective of this essay is to introduce some basic aspects of the study of biodiversity in agricultural systems and to point out the urgent need to develop studies of the biodiversity associated with crops in the state of Jalisco. The information generated, together with producers and decision makers, will allow us to rethink the type of landscapes that we want in the future, establishing as priorities sustainable productive activities, the maintenance of natural vegetation for the conservation of biodiversity and the services that it provides, as well as human well-being.