Habitat Suitability of Fig (<i>Ficus carica</i> L.) in Mexico under Current and Future Climates
Emerging or alternative crops are those that have been recently introduced in response to new demands and commercial opportunities. The fig has been introduced as an alternative fruit crop in Mexico due to its high nutritional, nutraceutical, and antioxidant capacity. A total of 644 points of presen...
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| author | Karla Janeth Martínez-Macias Selenne Yuridia Márquez-Guerrero Aldo Rafael Martínez-Sifuentes Miguel Ángel Segura-Castruita |
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| description | Emerging or alternative crops are those that have been recently introduced in response to new demands and commercial opportunities. The fig has been introduced as an alternative fruit crop in Mexico due to its high nutritional, nutraceutical, and antioxidant capacity. A total of 644 points of presence were downloaded and filtered according to climatic ranges and agricultural areas, leaving 68 records. The MaxEnt algorithm was used to develop the habitat suitability models for current and future climate. The bioclimatic variables of the global circulation models, Hadley Centre Global Environment Model version 2-EarthSystem (HADGEM2-ES) and Max Planck Institute for Meteorology-Earth System Model Low Resolution (MPI-ESM-LR), were used under scenarios 2.6 and 8.5. The changes in the fig area for Mexico were analyzed based on the generated models. Under the current climate, 359,575.76 km<sup>2</sup> were estimated for 2050, and a loss of area for the excellent category was estimated for both models and scenarios; however, for the MPI-ESM-LR model projected to 2070, an increase of 5.51% and 0.39% was estimated for scenarios 2.6 and 8.5, respectively. The effect of climate change on agronomic species such as figs will be expressed in variations in climatic ranges and areas suitable for their development. The results of this study reveal the negative and positive effects of climate change on fig habitat suitability in Mexico. The dynamics of changes in surface area will be reflected mainly in northern and central Mexico. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-faac2cdf681542928ccd01fa705a3f012023-11-24T03:17:24ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722022-10-011211181610.3390/agriculture12111816Habitat Suitability of Fig (<i>Ficus carica</i> L.) in Mexico under Current and Future ClimatesKarla Janeth Martínez-Macias0Selenne Yuridia Márquez-Guerrero1Aldo Rafael Martínez-Sifuentes2Miguel Ángel Segura-Castruita3Programa Agua-Suelo, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Torreón, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Torreón 27000, Coahuila, MexicoPrograma Agua-Suelo, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Torreón, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Torreón 27000, Coahuila, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Relación Agua, Suelo, Planta, Atmósfera (CENID-RASPA), Gomez Palacio 35150, Durango, MexicoPrograma Agrobiotecnología, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Tlajomulco, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga 45640, Jalisco, MexicoEmerging or alternative crops are those that have been recently introduced in response to new demands and commercial opportunities. The fig has been introduced as an alternative fruit crop in Mexico due to its high nutritional, nutraceutical, and antioxidant capacity. A total of 644 points of presence were downloaded and filtered according to climatic ranges and agricultural areas, leaving 68 records. The MaxEnt algorithm was used to develop the habitat suitability models for current and future climate. The bioclimatic variables of the global circulation models, Hadley Centre Global Environment Model version 2-EarthSystem (HADGEM2-ES) and Max Planck Institute for Meteorology-Earth System Model Low Resolution (MPI-ESM-LR), were used under scenarios 2.6 and 8.5. The changes in the fig area for Mexico were analyzed based on the generated models. Under the current climate, 359,575.76 km<sup>2</sup> were estimated for 2050, and a loss of area for the excellent category was estimated for both models and scenarios; however, for the MPI-ESM-LR model projected to 2070, an increase of 5.51% and 0.39% was estimated for scenarios 2.6 and 8.5, respectively. The effect of climate change on agronomic species such as figs will be expressed in variations in climatic ranges and areas suitable for their development. The results of this study reveal the negative and positive effects of climate change on fig habitat suitability in Mexico. The dynamics of changes in surface area will be reflected mainly in northern and central Mexico.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/11/1816<i>Ficus carica</i> L.ecological niche modelinghabitat suitabilityMexico |
| spellingShingle | Karla Janeth Martínez-Macias Selenne Yuridia Márquez-Guerrero Aldo Rafael Martínez-Sifuentes Miguel Ángel Segura-Castruita Habitat Suitability of Fig (<i>Ficus carica</i> L.) in Mexico under Current and Future Climates Agriculture <i>Ficus carica</i> L. ecological niche modeling habitat suitability Mexico |
| title | Habitat Suitability of Fig (<i>Ficus carica</i> L.) in Mexico under Current and Future Climates |
| title_full | Habitat Suitability of Fig (<i>Ficus carica</i> L.) in Mexico under Current and Future Climates |
| title_fullStr | Habitat Suitability of Fig (<i>Ficus carica</i> L.) in Mexico under Current and Future Climates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Habitat Suitability of Fig (<i>Ficus carica</i> L.) in Mexico under Current and Future Climates |
| title_short | Habitat Suitability of Fig (<i>Ficus carica</i> L.) in Mexico under Current and Future Climates |
| title_sort | habitat suitability of fig i ficus carica i l in mexico under current and future climates |
| topic | <i>Ficus carica</i> L. ecological niche modeling habitat suitability Mexico |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/11/1816 |
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