Land Use Data for Latitude 36.75 Longitude -88.25

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

Locations

Land Between the Lakes Biosphere Reserve

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Acrisols
Luvisols
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)

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

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Backusburg Clay (Surface)Clay
Briensburg Shale (Surface)Clay
Burton Shale (Surface)Clay
Cook Branch Clay Bed (Surface)Clay
Fort Payne Chert (Surface)Silica
Jonathan Creek Clay (Surface)Clay
Kirk Ridge Clay Exposure (Surface)Clay
Murray Mine (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Negro Fairgrounds ProspectBall Clay
R.L. Wiggs Farm PitBall Clay
Sugar Creek Clay (Surface)Clay
West-Of-Highway Clay (Surface)Clay

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.