Land Use Data for Latitude 33.75 Longitude -106.75

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

Locations

Jornada Biosphere Reserve

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Urban land

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
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
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Volcanic Materials
Big Basin (Surface-Underground)Manganese
Big Basin Group-Luis Lopez Dist (Surface-Underground)Manganese
Carretas Canyon GroupManganese, Lead, Tungsten
Iron Horse (Surface)Iron
Lava Station (Surface)Nitrogen-Nitrates, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Potassium
M and M Group (Surface)Manganese
Materials Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Materials Pits (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sand Pits (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
U S Mining & Milling Corp Mill (Processing Plant)Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead

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.