With more than 200 species, the genus Agave is one of the most interesting and complex
groups of plants in the world, considering for instance its great diversity and adaptations …

This study presents the integration of a set of indices representing four desertification factors:
vegetation, soil, climate and anthropic disruptors. The Desertification Trend Risk Index …

Currently, Mexico is facing an energy transition, therefore updated policy regulations
pertaining to the sustainable use of biomass are needed. In particular, policy that favors the …

This article examines the situation of water scarcity and security in Mexico, with a focus on
the drinking water supply issue in rural communities and the challenges posed by …

Drought is one of the most harmful hydro climatic threats to society. Mexico has been
historically affected by recurring and long-lasting droughts that have severely impacted …

Resumen En Baja California Sur (BCS) prevalecen climas muy secos–semicálidos y
cálidos, asociados con la tendencia extremosa de las temperaturas diurnas y con la …

Arid and semiarid regions are geographic units that cover approximately 43% of the earth's
surface worldwide, and conditions of extreme drought and reduced vegetation cover …

The aim of this research is to enlarge knowledge of space-time evolution of precipitation in
California over the last decade on a monthly, seasonal and annual time-scale. This study …

Plants rhizosphere and bacterial communities' association offer great advantages for its
adaptation to adverse conditions in desert ecosystems. In the Sonoran Desert, Mexico, there …

A gradient of domestication based on morphological characteristics has been observed in
species of Opuntia genus; but, a biophysical and physiological gradient have been not …