Table 1 Synthesis of methods and materials
Starting point. Research gaps on ASC in Mexican Arid America General question: How have human interactions between cultural, wild, and domesticated biodiversity in this territory? | ||
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Hypothesis | Specific questions | Methods |
In Mexican Arid America, the Spanish invasion broke the links between native groups and their biodiversity. Subsequently, the modernization and industrialization processes promoted in the arid north made agri-silvicultural practices invisible | How have historical processes shaped human interactions between wild and domesticated biodiversity in the region? | Historical analysis through documentary review |
Historical processes and aridity have configured particularities in the agri-silvicultural practices of Mexican Arid America concerning those developed in Mesoamerica | What types of agri-silvicultures have emerged in Mexican Arid America? | Documentary analysis: Tracing cases of ASC in academic databases like in Moreno-Calles et al. [1, 8] and other popularization documents like online reports of meetings, congresses, seminars dedicated to rural studies, journalistic notes, and governmental reports in Mexico: Keywords in Moreno-Calles et al. [1, 8] New Keywords: ranches (ranchos and rancherías), backyard (traspatio), rural family (familia rural), ejido, rural community (comunidad rural), land management (manejo de tierras), natural resource management (manejo de recursos naturales), land use (uso de suelo), livestock (ganado), and family farming (agricultura familiar and ganadería familiar) |
Spatial analysis Georeferencing and development of a spatial database with ASC cases GIS in QGIS software. Processing of layers of information on physical and social variables of the región. Layers: (1) the Geostatistical Framework and (2) the Main Results by Locality (ITER) from the Population and Housing Census 2020 [43]; (3) Perimeter geographic data of certified agricultural nuclei [47]; (4) Water current [42]; Continuum of Roads [48], information with which a layer of Distance to Superficial Water Currents and another of Distance to Roads was prepared; (5) the Land Use and Vegetation Letter Series 6 [39]; (6) Humidity Ranges [38]; (7) Average Annual Rainfall [49] Development of typology and maps | ||