Assessment of the Geographic Distribution and Molecular Variation of Mammillaria candida: Perspectives for Its Conservation

AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-09-15T00:30:14Z
Fecha de publicación2026-01-01
ResumenIntraspecific genetic structure and niche modeling are auxiliary data for species conservation. The Mexican endemic cactus Mammillaria candida is listed as an at-risk species at both global and national levels; however, formal ecological and genetic assessments are lacking. We integrated fieldwork surveys, ecological niche modeling, and molecular variation levels (DNA sequences and microsatellites) to identify conservation issues in this study. The results verified that M. candida is distributed in Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas. The climatic + soil model had the best predictive power (pROC = 1.93, AICc = 2639.12), and the highest contributions were from isothermality (23.44%), cation exchange capacity (19.7%), and precipitation seasonality (17.5%). The DNA sequences showed weak variation; however, the populations were divided into two groups: San Luis Potosí and Nuevo León-Tamaulipas. In contrast, microsatellites segregated Nuevo León from Tamaulipas. Genetic diversity was high, and significant inbreeding was estimated for the species, which may be caused by the small number of adults and pollination patterns. Only 1.45% of the projected habitats are included in Natural Protected Areas. This taxon should be maintained in the list of at-risk species, and formal taxonomic treatment is necessary to elucidate taxonomic circumscription.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/d18050294es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/2177
Idiomaeses_ES
EditorialMDPI AGes_ES
RelaciónDiversityes_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3390/d18050294es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteDiversity
TítuloAssessment of the Geographic Distribution and Molecular Variation of Mammillaria candida: Perspectives for Its Conservationes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorSolórzano, Sofía
AutorLópez-Ruiz, Néstor E.
AutorTreviño-Carreón, Jacinto
AutorRosas-Aguilar, Sharon A.
AutorSolórzano, Sofíaes_ES
AutorLópez-Ruiz, Néstor E.es_ES
AutorTreviño-Carreón, Jacintoes_ES
AutorRosas-Aguilar, Sharon A.es_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número5es_ES
Rango de páginas294es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3390/d18050294
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen18es_ES

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