Land Use Data for Latitude 28.25 Longitude -96.75

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

Locations

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Luvisols
Vertisols (Heavy clay)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250

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.