Land Use Data for Latitude 45.25 Longitude -93.25

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

Locations

Cedar Creek LTER Site

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

150 to 179

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Luvisols

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)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Anderson No 609 Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Anoka County Clay DepositClay
Anoka County Marl Beds No 1Limestone, General
Anoka County Marl Beds No 2Limestone, General
Anoka County Peat BogsPeat
Anoka Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Arsenal Sand and Gravel Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Barton Pit No 704 (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Barton Pit No 707 (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Barton Pit No 708 (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Barton Pit No 725 (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Barton Pit No 730 (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Chas M Freidheim S&G Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Gottchalk Pit No 706 (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Johnson Pit No 724 (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Landers Pit and Mill No 710 (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Liychik Pit No 701 (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Minnesota Silica Sand PitSilica
North Central Aggregate Pit (Surface)Bentonite
Number 85 Pit and Mill (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Osseo Mill (Processing Plant)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Osseo Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Roeder Pit No 703 (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Shakopee Mill (Processing Plant)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.