Land Use Data for Latitude -4.25 Longitude -79.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Parque Nacional Podocarpus Podocarpus National Park Reserva Tapichalaca |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Cool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics drylands
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
BananasCereals and cereal products
Cocoa Beans
Coffee Green
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Fruits
MIXED
Plantains
Stimulant crops
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
5 to 88 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
20 to 3030 to 40
40 to 50
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | |
| Gold | |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | |
| Iron | |
| Silver, Gold | |
| Changaimina | Lead |
| El Tingo | Copper, Zinc, Lead |
| Loja | Sulfur, Iron |
| Loja | Mercury |
| Loja | Iron, Sulfur |
| Malacatos | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver |
| Malacatos | Gold |
| Piscobamba | Gold, Silver, Iron |
| Quilanga | Antimony |
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.
