Land Use Data for Latitude 40.75 Longitude -104.75

Locations

Central Plains Biosphere Reserve Shortgrass Steppe LTER Site

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89

Soil Types

Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km²)

0
0 to 2
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)	Minerals
	Uranium
	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Borrow Pit (Surface)	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Eastman Basin Occurrence	Uranium
Gravel Pit (Surface)	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Great Western Sugar Co (Processing Plant)	Iron
Hyland Pit	Uranium
Indian Creek	Uranium
King Solomon	Uranium, Vanadium
Sandpit (Surface)	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Woodhams Quarry (Surface)	Gypsum-Anhydrite