Land Use Data for Latitude 36.25 Longitude -115.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Carpenter Canyon Research Natural Area
Mount Charleston Wilderness and surrounding areas
Mount Charleston Wilderness Area
Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29
30 to 59

Soil Types

Luvisols

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.