Land Use Data for Latitude 29.75 Longitude -92.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherShrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Subtropical drylandsLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMIXED
Oil-bearing crops
Rice Paddy
Soybeans
Growing Period (days)
above 360Soil Types
AcrisolsPlanosols
Unknown
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0 to 0.50.5 to 2
2 to 5
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Geothermal | |
| Rockerfeller Refuge Geothermal Pros | 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.
