Land Use Data for Latitude 17.25 Longitude -90.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Maya Maya UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve Maya-Lacandon |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics humidWarm Tropics sub-humid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
BananasCereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Maize
Rice Paddy
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 to 299
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
30 to 40Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Buena Vista | Gypsum-Anhydrite |
| Paso Caballos | Gypsum-Anhydrite |
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.
