Land Use Data for Latitude 8.25 Longitude -82.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Cerro Batipa David Mangroves Gran Galera de Chorcha-Cerro Barro Blanco Isthmian-Pacific moist forests ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Ecosystems
Cool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics perhumid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)Beans Dry
Cereals and cereal products
Grain (dried)
Maize
Potatoes
Rice Paddy
Roots tubers
Sugar Cane
Sugar crops and sweeteners
Growing Period (days)
330 to 359above 360
Soil Types
Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)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)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 20Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | |
| Stone | |
| David | Aluminum |
| Horconcitios | Aluminum |
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.
