Land Use Data for Latitude 10.75 Longitude -84.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Los Guatuzos Wildlife Refuge Maleku-Caño Negro Volcán Tenorio National Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics humidWarm Tropics sub-humid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
BananasBananas (also in forestry plantations)
Beans Dry
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Grain (dried)
Maize
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 to 299
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Nitisols (Deep, well-drained, red, tropical soils with a clayey subsurface)
Vertisols (Heavy clay)
Unknown
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0 to 0.50.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 1040 to 50
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Tajo Hermanos Ramirez | Volcanic Materials, 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.
