Land Use Data for Latitude 30.25 Longitude -88.25

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

Locations

Gulf Island National Seashore

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Urban land

Ecosystems

Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Oil-bearing crops
Seed Cotton

Growing Period (days)

above 360

Soil Types

Acrisols
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

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
 Sand and Gravel, Construction
Airco Alloys/ Mobile, Ala. (Processing Plant)Manganese
Dauphine Island Offshore SandsTitanium, Metal, Zirconium
Grand Bay QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction
H & J Sand Co. Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Horn Pit (Surface)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.