Land Use Data for Latitude -2.75 Longitude -78.75

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

Locations

Bosque Protector Dudas-Mazar
MontaƱas de Zapote-Najda

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Cool Tropic mixed

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Bananas
Barley
Cereals and cereal products
Fruits
Maize
Potatoes
Roots tubers
Sugar Cane
Sugar crops and sweeteners

Growing Period (days)

180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269
300 to 329

Soil Types

Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Luvisols
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40
40 to 50

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.