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

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, César Manuel Reyes-Rodríguez, Julio César Ríos-Saucedo and Pablo Alfredo Domínguez-Martínez
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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

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-12

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.

Keywords: Dasylirion; climatic change; niche; sustainable (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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