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

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...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 12; no. 8; p. 3455
Main Authors Becerra-López, Jorge Luis, Rosales-Serna, Rigoberto, Ehsan, Muhammad, Becerra-López, Jesús Salvador, Czaja, Alexander, Estrada-Rodríguez, José Luis, Romero-Méndez, Ulises, Santana-Espinosa, Saúl, Reyes-Rodríguez, César Manuel, Ríos-Saucedo, Julio César, Domínguez-Martínez, Pablo Alfredo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2020
Subjects
Availability
Beverages
Climate change
Commercialization
Correlation analysis
Dasylirion
Ecosystems
Geography
Habitat availability
Habitats
Industrial plants
Industrial production
Natural populations
Niches
Populations
Precipitation
Raw materials
Seasonal variations
Software
Spatial analysis
Standard deviation
Sustainability
Sustainable use
Variables
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su12083455