sh ore . ▁Cham ela ▁Bay ▁has ▁the ▁greatest ▁number ▁of ▁is lets ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁numerous ▁bird ▁species . ▁ ▁J alis co ▁has ▁eight ▁areas ▁under ▁conservation ▁measures ▁total ing ▁ 2 0 8 , 6 5 3 . 8 ▁hect ares . ▁Two ▁contains ▁scientific ▁research ▁cent ers . ▁These ▁areas ▁cover ▁ 4 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁only ▁one , ▁the ▁Sierra ▁de ▁Man ant lán ▁B ios phere ▁Reserve ▁accounts ▁for ▁si xty ▁percent ▁of ▁all ▁leg ally ▁protected ▁land ▁at ▁ 1 3 9 , 5 0 0 ▁hect ares . ▁The ▁other ▁protected ▁areas ▁include ▁the ▁Cham ela - C u itz m ala ▁B ios here ▁Reserve ▁( 1 3 , 1 4 3 ▁hect ares ), ▁Nev ado ▁de ▁Col ima ▁National ▁Park ▁( 1 0 , 1 4 3 ▁hect ares ), ▁Bos que ▁de ▁la ▁Prima vera ▁( 3 0 , 5 0 0 ▁hect ares ), ▁Sierra ▁de ▁Qu ila ▁( 1 5 , 1 9 2 3 ▁hect ares ) ▁and ▁the ▁Marine ▁T urt le ▁Prote ction ▁Zone ▁( 1 7 5 . 8 ▁hect ares ). ▁ ▁Th ir teen ▁plant ▁communities ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁Fort y ▁five ▁to ▁fifty ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁decid uous ▁and ▁sub - dec id uous ▁for ests . ▁They ▁occur ▁along ▁the ▁coast al ▁pla ins ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁can y ons ▁in