Land Use Data for Latitude 42.25 Longitude -85.25

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

Locations

Fort Custer Training Center and Recreation Area
Kellogg Biological Station LTER Site

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Temperate humid
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans

Growing Period (days)

150 to 179
180 to 209

Soil Types

Luvisols
Podzols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Balkema Sand Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Barry Co Pit Bill Smith S & G (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Bellevue Limestone (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Bellevue QuarryLimestone, General
Calhoun Co Pit Bill Smith S&G (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Calhoun Co Pit Cole Bros (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Calhoun County Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Cole Brothers Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Dickman Road Plant (Processing Plant)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Huntington Dredge & Mill (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Rays Aggregates Company (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Schaeffer Pit & Mill (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Stoney Lake 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.