Land Use Data for Latitude 37.25 Longitude -88.75

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

Locations

Cache River State Natural Area
Central U.S. hardwood forests ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239

Soil Types

Luvisols
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Planosols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Barite-Fluorite Prospect Number 1Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Barite-Fluorite Prospect Number 1Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite
Bay City MineFluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc
Bethel Sandstone Exposure (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Brownfield Sanstone Exposure (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Caseyville Sandstone Deposit 2 (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Federal Mine Dredge (Offshore)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Joppa Cement Plant (Processing Plant)Calcium
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/Broken
Luella MineFluorine-Fluorite
Mc Guire ProspectFluorine-Fluorite
Shawnee High Interest Sand & Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, Construction
Shawnee Low Interest Refractory Clay DepositFire Clay (Refractory)
Shawnee Medium Interest Fluorine DepositFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite
Shawnee Medium Interest Refractory Clay DepositFire Clay (Refractory)
Shelby ProspectFluorine-Fluorite
Southern Illinois Stone Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken

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.