Land Use Data for Latitude 8.75 Longitude -83.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Corcovado National Park Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve Manglar Térraba-Sierpe Wetland Reserva Biológica Isla del Caño Sierpe Wetlands and Osa Peninsula |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Urban land
Ecosystems
Cool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics perhumid
Warm Tropics humid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
BananasBananas (also in forestry plantations)
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Maize
Growing Period (days)
300 to 329330 to 359
above 360
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)
Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 58 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Isla Violin | Gold |
| Quebrada Aguabuena | Gold |
| Quebrada Banegas | Gold |
| Quebrada Salto | Gold |
| Rio Drake | Gold |
| Rio Riyito | Gold |
| Rio San Juan | Gold |
| Rio Sirena | Gold |
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.
