Sensitivity of bioclimatic zones of Mexico facing climate change

Authors

  • Álvaro Agustín Chávez Durán Campo Experimental Centro Altos de Jalisco-INIFAP. Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, México. C. P. 47600 .Tel: 01 378 7820355
  • Hugo Ernesto Flores López Campo Experimental Centro Altos de Jalisco-INIFAP. Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, México. C. P. 47600 .Tel: 01 378 7820355
  • Celia De La Mora Orozco Campo Experimental Centro Altos de Jalisco-INIFAP. Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, México. C. P. 47600 .Tel: 01 378 7820355
  • José Ariel Ruíz Corral Campo Experimental Centro Altos de Jalisco-INIFAP. Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, México. C. P. 47600 .Tel: 01 378 7820355
  • Gabriela Ramírez Ojeda Campo Experimental Centro Altos de Jalisco-INIFAP. Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, México. C. P. 47600 .Tel: 01 378 7820355
  • Ernesto Rubio Camacho Campo Experimental Centro Altos de Jalisco-INIFAP. Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, México. C. P. 47600 .Tel: 01 378 7820355

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v0i10.1041

Keywords:

climate change, living areas, sensitivity, transitional

Abstract

The weather is critical for the development of ecosystems and life on the planet, prolonged changes in its components cause changes in all living beings. In our country, concerning studies on the vulnerability of ecosystems against climate change information is scarce, usually focused on particular plant or animal species. This paper aims to delineate areas of the Mexican Republic that are sensitive to climate change. For this reason, we made a bioclimatic zoning based on the methodology Holdridge, identifying areas that correspond to transitional zones warm and dry-warm within the living spaces. We found that 29.61% of the continental area of the Mexican Republic is within transitional zones, where the temperature increases stipulated in RCP2.6 scenario for the period 2016 to 2035 of the IPCC cause considerable changes in the bioclimatic classification. A temperature increase of 0.3 °C will bring about changes in 17.25% of the estimated transition zones and 34.65% area if the increase was 0.7 °C, causing that its climatic characteristic locate them in warmer latitudinal regions and regions of drier humidity. The demarcation of sensitive areas to climate changes provides valuable information for research concerning adaptive capacity of ecosystems and the effects that climate change can cause a large scale.

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Published

2018-04-03

How to Cite

Chávez Durán Álvaro Agustín, Flores López Hugo Ernesto, Celia De La Mora Orozco, Ruíz Corral José Ariel, Ramírez Ojeda Gabriela, and Ernesto Rubio Camacho. 2018. “Sensitivity of Bioclimatic Zones of Mexico Facing Climate Change”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas, no. 10 (April). México, ME:2021-33. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v0i10.1041.

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