Land Use Data for Latitude -2.25 Longitude -79.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Ciénagas de Guayaquil Guayaquil flooded grasslands ecoregion Isla Santay Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve Reserva Ecológica Manglares-Churute |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics drylandsLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsCocoa Beans
Coffee Green
Oil-bearing crops
Rice Paddy
Soybeans
Stimulant crops
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Luvisols
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 2020 to 30
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | |
| Cerro Azul | Limestone, General |
| Decal | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| El Huaico | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Estancia Cerro Azul | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Explosa | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Guayaquil | Barium-Barite, Stone, Mercury |
| Hormigonera Guayaquil | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General |
| Las Lojas | Iron |
| Las Penas | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General |
| Lerida | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Lorena | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Los Ciruelos | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Pascuales | Iron |
| Pascuales | Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc |
| Pascuales | Barium-Barite |
| Preconca | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Predesa | Limestone, General, 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.
