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Climatic Change and Habitat Availability for Three Sotol Species in México: A Vision towards Their Sustainable Use

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  • Jorge Luis Becerra-López

    (Laboratorio de Cambio Climático y Conservación de Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Av. Universidad S/N Fracc. Filadelfia, Gómez Palacio, Dgo C. P. 35020, Mexico)

  • Rigoberto Rosales-Serna

    (INIFAP-Durango. Campo Experimental Valle del Guadiana, Carr. Durango-El Mezquital km 4.5, Durango, Dgo C. P. 34170, Mexico)

  • Muhammad Ehsan

    (Centro de Bachillerato Tecnológico Agropecuario 162. Carr. Mexico-Veracruz vía Texcoco km 95, Francisco I. Madero, Tlax C. P. 90280, Mexico)

  • Jesús Salvador Becerra-López

    (Laboratorio de Química y Física de Suelos, Facultad de Agricultura y Zootecnia, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Carretera Gómez Palacio—Tlahualilo km. 32. Venecia, Gómez Palacio, Dgo C. P. 35111, Mexico)

  • Alexander Czaja

    (Laboratorio de Ecología y Evolución, Centro de Estudios Ecológicos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Avenida Universidad S/N Fracc. Filadelfia, Gómez Palacio, Dgo C. P. 35010, Mexico)

  • José Luis Estrada-Rodríguez

    (Laboratorio de Ecología y Evolución, Centro de Estudios Ecológicos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Avenida Universidad S/N Fracc. Filadelfia, Gómez Palacio, Dgo C. P. 35010, Mexico)

  • Ulises Romero-Méndez

    (Laboratorio de Ecología y Evolución, Centro de Estudios Ecológicos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Avenida Universidad S/N Fracc. Filadelfia, Gómez Palacio, Dgo C. P. 35010, Mexico)

  • Saúl Santana-Espinosa

    (INIFAP-Durango. Campo Experimental Valle del Guadiana, Carr. Durango-El Mezquital km 4.5, Durango, Dgo C. P. 34170, Mexico)

  • César Manuel Reyes-Rodríguez

    (INIFAP-Durango. Campo Experimental Valle del Guadiana, Carr. Durango-El Mezquital km 4.5, Durango, Dgo C. P. 34170, Mexico)

  • Julio César Ríos-Saucedo

    (INIFAP-Durango. Campo Experimental Valle del Guadiana, Carr. Durango-El Mezquital km 4.5, Durango, Dgo C. P. 34170, Mexico)

  • Pablo Alfredo Domínguez-Martínez

    (INIFAP-Durango. Campo Experimental Valle del Guadiana, Carr. Durango-El Mezquital km 4.5, Durango, Dgo C. P. 34170, Mexico)

Abstract

The industrial production and commercialization of distilled beverages from Sotol plants (Family: Asparagaceae , Subfamily: Zolinoideae and Genus: Dasylirion ) has witnessed a steady growth in recent decades; this condition involves a greater use of the raw material that comes almost exclusively from natural populations, which could compromise the sustainability of the marginalized areas of Northern México. In the present work, habitat availability was evaluated for the presence and use of the species; Dasylirion wheeleri (S. Watson ex Rothr.), Dasylirion cedrosanum (Trelease), and Dasylirion durangense (Trelease) in México, considering different scenarios of climate change. For this purpose, we used the niche’s spatial analysis from a correlative approach. The results show that under the current climate, the species studied have a predominantly low habitat suitability in the central region of the Chihuahuan desert, with D. cedrosanum being the species with the lowest suitability. For the year 2050, a slight increase in the habitat suitability is expected only for D. durangense and D. wheeleri . This suggests that D. cedrosanum could be considered as the species with the greatest vulnerability to the possible climatic variations generated by global climate change. Likewise, the analysis of the results indicates that D. durangense is the one who has the greatest potential for use; however, it is necessary to consider that many of its populations may be climatically stressed and an inappropriate use could put them at risk.

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  • Jorge Luis Becerra-López & Rigoberto Rosales-Serna & Muhammad Ehsan & Jesús Salvador Becerra-López & Alexander Czaja & José Luis Estrada-Rodríguez & Ulises Romero-Méndez & Saúl Santana-Espinosa & Césa, 2020. "Climatic Change and Habitat Availability for Three Sotol Species in México: A Vision towards Their Sustainable Use," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:8:p:3455-:d:349468
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    1. Juan Manuel Madrid-Solórzano & Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz & Eduardo Martínez Cámara & Julio Blanco Fernández & Emilio Jiménez Macías, 2022. "Sustainable Industrial Sotol Production in Mexico—A Life Cycle Assessment," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-12, December.

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