Land Use Data for Latitude 25.25 Longitude -80.25

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

Locations

Biscayne National Park

Agricultural Land Uses

Urban land

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics sub-humid

Crops

Roots tubers

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269

Soil Types

Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Card Sound Pit (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Cutler Pit (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Florida Rock and Sand - Card SoundLimestone, General
Keystone Products - Noel MineLimestone, General
Tavernier Pit (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
The Redland Co. Inc. (Turkey Point, Fl. Power and Light)Limestone, General
The Redland Company, Inc. - KesgateLimestone, General
Upper Keys Marine Constr. - Noel PitLimestone, General

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.