Suitability of key Central American agroforestry species under future climates: an Atlas

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2017

Suitability of key Central American agroforestry species under future climates: an Atlas

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Tree Productivity and Diversity

de Sousa K, van Zonneveld M, Imbach P, Casanoves F, Kindt R, Ordonez JC. 2017. Suitability of Key Central American Agroforestry Species Under Future Climates: An Atlas. ICRAF Occasional paper No. 26. Turrialba-Costa Rica.

de Sousa K, van Zonneveld M, Imbach P, Casanoves F, Kindt R, Ordoñez JC 2017, Atlas de aptitud de especies agroforestales claves bajo climas futuros en América Central. ICRAF Artículo Ocasional No. 26. Turrialba-Costa Rica.

Description

This atlas provides habitat suitability maps for 54 species that are widely used in Central America for shade in coffee or cocoa agroforestry systems. The 54 species represent 24 fruit species, 24 timber species and 6 species used for soil fertility improvement. Suitability maps correspond to the baseline climate (1960-1990) and 2050 climates predicted for Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) 4.5 and 8.5. Habitat was classified as suitable in future climates if a minimum of 12 out of 17 downscaled Global Circulation Models predicted suitable climates. Details of the methodology of ensemble suitability modelling with the BiodiversityR package are provided in the atlas.

The atlas was developed to support climate change oriented initiatives for diversification and conservation of forest genetic resources across Central America. Farmers, scientists and technicians can use the atlas to identify suitable and vulnerable areas for shade species and develop strategies for climate change adaptation.

This work has been possible by the financial support of the CGIAR research program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA; supported by the CGIAR Fund Donors); the CGIAR research program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS; supported by the CGIAR Fund Donors) and HIVOS. The authors of this atlas are scientists of Bioversity International, CATIE and the World Agroforestry Centre.

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Entire atlas	English (19.8 MB)	Spanish (19.8 MB)
Front matter	English (2 MB)	Spanish (2 MB)
Appendixes	English (588.93 KB)	Spanish (610.24 KB)

Fruit Species


Anacardium occidentale	English 569.74KB	Spanish 550.38KB
Annona cherimola	English 557.90KB	Spanish 538.58KB
Artocarpus altilis	English 529.33KB	Spanish 509.98KB
Averrhoa bilimbi	English 537.31KB	Spanish 518.10KB
Averrhoa carambola	English 552.39KB	Spanish 532.91KB
Bactris gasipaes	English 521.88KB	Spanish 502.30KB
Byrsonima crassifolia	English 601.31KB	Spanish 582.72KB
Chrysobalanus icaco	English 557.06KB	Spanish 538.50KB
Chrysophyllum cainito	English 578.73KB	Spanish 559.92KB
Citrus sinensis	English 589.55KB	Spanish 570.24KB
Cocos nucifera	English 579.02KB	Spanish 577.67KB
Eugenia stipitata	English 563.01KB	Spanish 544.63KB
Genipa americana	English 632.37KB	Spanish 614.75KB
Mammea americana	English 605.13KB	Spanish 587.86KB
Mangifera indica	English 668.84KB	Spanish 650.95KB
Manilkara zapota	English 632.67KB	Spanish 615.58KB
Melicoccus bijugatus	English 624.95KB	Spanish 607.45KB
Persea americana	English 702.99KB	Spanish 685.87KB
Pouteria sapota	English 634.48KB	Spanish 617.67KB
Psidium friedrichsthalianum	English 674.34KB	Spanish 658.06KB
Psidium guajava	English 716.66KB	Spanish 700.07KB
Spondias mombin	English 674.65KB	Spanish 658.19KB
Spondias purpurea	English 671.26KB	Spanish 655.13KB
Syzygium malaccense	English 661.01KB	Spanish 644.76KB

Timber species


Albizia saman	English 560.01KB	Spanish 538.66KB
Alvaradoa amorphoides	English 538.82KB	Spanish 518.68KB
Anacardium excelsum	English 501.91KB	Spanish 482.68KB
Andira inermis	English 555.54KB	Spanish 535.56KB
Astronium graveolens	English 577.40KB	Spanish 558.19KB
Carapa guianensis	English 527.98KB	Spanish 508.98KB
Cassia grandis	English 581.82KB	Spanish 562.82KB
Cedrela odorata	English 608.33KB	Spanish 589.82KB
Cordia alliodora	English 614.44KB	Spanish 595.75KB
Cordia collococca	English 576.58KB	Spanish 557.88KB
Dalbergia glomerata	English 598.62KB	Spanish 580.30KB
Diphysa americana	English 598.13KB	Spanish 580.17KB
Enterolobium cyclocarpum	English 606.75KB	Spanish 588.28KB
Handroanthus ochraceus	English 619.12KB	Spanish 600.70KB
Hymenaea courbaril	English 648.07KB	Spanish 630.51KB
Maclura tinctoria	English 657.48KB	Spanish 640.07KB
Pachira quinata	English 618.70KB	Spanish 602.40KB
Pentaclethra macroloba	English 610.51KB	Spanish 593.56KB
Platymiscium dimorphandrum	English 668.47KB	Spanish 651.95KB
Roseodendron donnell-smithii	English 660.05KB	Spanish 644.22KB
Schizolobium parahyba	English 661.13KB	Spanish 644.57KB
Swietenia macrophylla	English 668.51KB	Spanish 651.99KB
Tabebuia rosea	English 672.94KB	Spanish 656.91KB
Terminalia oblonga	English 655.60KB	Spanish 639.56KB

soil fertility species


Erythrina berteroana	English 595.25KB	Spanish 577.19KB
Gliricidia sepium	English 609.85KB	Spanish 591.84KB
Inga jinicuil	English 620.19KB	Spanish 602.37KB
Inga oerstediana	English 627.19KB	Spanish 609.27KB
Inga punctata	English 639.10KB	Spanish 621.06KB
Inga vera	English 666.77KB	Spanish 649.03KB

Download suitability layers from the landscape portal

Suitability layers for each of the species can be downloaded from the ICRAF landscape portal. From the landscape portal it is also possible to create maps with these layers.

Suitability layers for fruit species

Anacardium occidentale	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Annona cherimola	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Artocarpus altilis	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Averrhoa bilimbi	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Averrhoa carambola	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Bactris gasipaes	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Byrsonima crassifolia	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Chrysobalanus icaco	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Chrysophyllum cainito	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Citrus sinensis	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Cocos nucifera	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Eugenia stipitata	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Genipa americana	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Mammea americana	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Mangifera indica	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Manilkara zapota	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Melicoccus bijugatus	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Persea americana	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Pouteria sapota	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Psidium friedrichsthalianum	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Psidium guajava	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Spondias mombin	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Spondias purpurea	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Syzygium malaccense	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change

Suitability layers for timber species

Albizia saman	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Alvaradoa amorphoides	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Anacardium excelsum	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Andira inermis	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Astronium graveolens	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Carapa guianensis	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Cassia grandis	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Cedrela odorata	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Cordia alliodora	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Cordia collococca	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Dalbergia glomerata	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Diphysa americana	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Enterolobium cyclocarpum	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Handroanthus ochraceus	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Hymenaea courbaril	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Maclura tinctoria	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Pachira quinata	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Pentaclethra macroloba	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Platymiscium dimorphandrum	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Roseodendron donnell-smithii	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Schizolobium parahyba	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Swietenia macrophylla	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Tabebuia rosea	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Terminalia oblonga	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change

Suitability layers for soil fertility improvement species

Erythrina berteroana	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Gliricidia sepium	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Inga jinicuil	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Inga oerstediana	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Inga punctata	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change
Inga vera	baseline	RCP45	RCP45 change	RCP85	RCP85 change