Land Use Data for Latitude 41.75 Longitude -110.75

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

Locations

Fossil Butte National Monument

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Sheep

Crops

Barley
Maize
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89

Soil Types

Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Luvisols

Terrain

Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Uranium
 Copper
 Phosphorus-Phosphates
CockscombCopper
Cumberland Gap AreaIron, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium
Oyster RidgeUranium
Quealy MineUranium
Rock CreekPhosphorus-Phosphates
Rock Creek ValleyCopper
South Mountain MineUranium

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.