Land Use Data for Latitude 27.25 Longitude -97.25

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

Locations

Padre Island National Seashore

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Subtopical humid

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs

Growing Period (days)

90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Vertisols (Heavy clay)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Sand and Gravel, Construction
Haas Trucking Company Operation (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction

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.