Table 1 Ecological and sociodemographic characteristics of the study sites [3, 50]
Site | Tlaltenango | Villa Guerrero |
|---|---|---|
Altitude m a.s.l | 1600–2900 | 980–2360 |
Climate | Sub-humid and semi-warm sob-humid, rains in summer, temperature − 3 to 32 °C, precipitation 700–1000 mm | Semi-warm semi-humid and semi-warm semi-dry, average annual temperature 18.7 °C, average annual precipitation 700 mm |
Vegetation | Sub-humid and semi-warm sob-humid, rains in summer, temperature − 3 to 32 °C, precipitation 700–1000 mm | High areas: pine-oak forests Low areas: subtropical scrub and grasslands |
Inhabitants | 26,748 (98%) Mestizos 554 (2%) Wixaritari 27,302 total* | 5298 (94%) Mestizos 340 (6%) Wixarika 5638 total* |
Economic activities | Secondary and tertiary (commercial activities and services) | Primary (agriculture and livestock) |
Level of urbanization* | High | Low |
Migration rate* | Low | High |
Poverty level* | Low | High |