Land Use Data for Latitude 16.75 Longitude -88.75

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

Locations

Chiquibul Forest Reserve
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Maya Mountains and southern reserves
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Urban land

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs

Crops

Bananas (also in forestry plantations)
Cereals and cereal products
Maize

Growing Period (days)

300 to 329

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Bladen-Trio ProspectBarium-Barite
Sibun River ProspectLead, Zinc, Copper

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.