title: A multi-criteria approach to identify favorable areas for goat production systems in Veracruz, México.
abstract: This research identifies favorable areas for goat production systems in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Through the use of the analytic hierarchy process, layers of biophysical and soil information were combined to generate a model of favorability. Model validation was performed by calculating the area under the curve, the true skill statistic, and a qualitative comparison with census records. The results showed the existence of regions with high (4494.3 km2) and moderate (2985.8 km2) favorability, and these areas correspond to 6.25 and 4.15%, respectively, of the state territory and are located in the regions of Sierra de Huayacocotla, Perote, and Orizaba. These regions are characterized as mountainous and having predominantly temperate-wet or cold climates, and having montane mesophilic forests, containing pine, fir, and desert scrub. The reliability of the distribution model was supported by the area under the curve value (0.96), the true skill statistic (0.86), and consistency with census records.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Agroecosistemas Tropicales, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Veracruz, Carretera Federal Xalapa-Veracruz km 88.5, Veracruz, Código Postal 91690, Mexico.
authors.forename: Emmanuel de Jesús
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Rivera
authors.affiliation: Programa de Agroecosistemas Tropicales, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Veracruz, Carretera Federal Xalapa-Veracruz km 88.5, Veracruz, Código Postal 91690, Mexico. jlopez@colpos.mx.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8947-2367
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lopez-Collado
authors.affiliation: Programa de Agroecosistemas Tropicales, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Veracruz, Carretera Federal Xalapa-Veracruz km 88.5, Veracruz, Código Postal 91690, Mexico.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Díaz-Rivera
authors.affiliation: Programa de Agroecosistemas Tropicales, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Veracruz, Carretera Federal Xalapa-Veracruz km 88.5, Veracruz, Código Postal 91690, Mexico.
authors.forename: Eusebio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ortega-Jiménez
authors.affiliation: Programa de Ganadería, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo, Carretera México-Texcoco km 36.5, Montecillo, Texcoco, Código Postal 56230, Mexico.
authors.forename: Glafiro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Torres-Hernández
authors.affiliation: Programa de Agroecosistemas Tropicales, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Veracruz, Carretera Federal Xalapa-Veracruz km 88.5, Veracruz, Código Postal 91690, Mexico.
authors.forename: Jazmín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jacinto-Padilla
authors.affiliation: Coordinación de Postgrado e Investigación, Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtepec, Calzada Dr. Víctor Bravo A. s/n, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Código Postal 68350, Mexico.
authors.forename: Erasmo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Herman-Lara
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D004777:Environment; D005843:Geography; D006041:Goats; D008800:Mexico; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012987:Soil
chemical_list: D012987:Soil
keywords: Analytic hierarchy process; Caprine systems; MCAS-S; True skill statistic