Cost Analysis of Seed Conservation of Commercial Pine Species Vulnerable to Climate Change in Mexico


Por: Rodriguez-Zuniga, Joel, Flores-Ortiz, Cesar M., de Jesus Gonzalez-Guillen, Manuel, Lira-Saade, Rafael, Rodriguez-Arevalo, I, Norma, Davila-Aranda, Patricia D., Ulian, Tiziana

Publicada: 1 abr 2022
Categoría: Forestry

Resumen:
Mexico is home to 40% of the pine species in the world. By the year 2050, 20% of the Mexican forests could be lost because of climate change and other human-related activities. In this paper, we determine the potential areas for seed collecting of four species of the genus Pinus and its ex situ economic value under different future Climate Change Scenarios (CCS). The species analyzed were Pinus oocarpa Schiede ex Schltdl, P. rudis Endl., P. culminicola Andresen et Beaman and P. leiophylla Schiede ex Schltdl. and Cham which together accounts for 19% of the timber production in Mexico. Potential areas of distribution of populations in habitats with Annual Mean Maximum Temperatures (AMMT) for seed collection were modelled through a Geographic Information System and climate database. The seed storage economic value was determined by using the Collection Cost Method. The AMMT of P. oocarpa, P. rudis, P. culminicola and P. leiophylla were 28 degrees C, 20 degrees C, 18.3 degrees C and 27.4 degrees C, respectively. The economic losses from shortages of these species due to CCS in 2050, were estimated of 88.5 million (USD) and 67.16 million (USD) with severe and conservative future CCS, respectively. The nominal investment rate would be 8.84% or more, for storing seeds of the four species and withstanding climate change. An ex situ seed bank is a medium and long-term investment; among its benefits are establishing a market price for the use and conservation of species in the face of possible adverse scenarios.

Filiaciones:
Rodriguez-Zuniga, Joel:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Biotechnol & Prototypes Unit UBIPRO, Plant Physiol Lab, FES Iztacala, Tlalnepantla 54090, Estado De Mexic, Mexico

Flores-Ortiz, Cesar M.:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Biotechnol & Prototypes Unit UBIPRO, Plant Physiol Lab, FES Iztacala, Tlalnepantla 54090, Estado De Mexic, Mexico

 Univ Nacl Autconoma Mexico UNAM, Natl Lab Hlth, FES Iztacala, Tlalnepantla 54090, Estado De Mexic, Mexico

de Jesus Gonzalez-Guillen, Manuel:
 Colegio Postgraduados COLPOS, Posgrad Ciencias Forestales, Texcoco 56230, Estado De Mexic, Mexico

Lira-Saade, Rafael:
 Univ Nacl Autconoma Mexico UNAM, Biotechnol & Prototypes Unit UBIPRO, Nat Resources Lab, FES Iztacala, Tlalnepantla 54090, Estado De Mexic, Mexico

Davila-Aranda, Patricia D.:
 Univ Nacl Autconoma Mexico UNAM, Biotechnol & Prototypes Unit UBIPRO, Nat Resources Lab, FES Iztacala, Tlalnepantla 54090, Estado De Mexic, Mexico

Ulian, Tiziana:
 Royal Bot Gardens, Haywards Heath RH17 6T, W Sussex, England
ISSN: 19994907
Editorial
MDPI AG, POSTFACH, CH-4005 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, Suiza
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 13 Número: 4
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WOS Id: 000786285700001
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