Land Use Data for Latitude -0.25 Longitude -78.75

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

Locations

Mindo and western foothills of Volcan Pichincha
Mindo y Estribaciones Occidentales del volcán Pichincha
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Pasochoa
Río Toachi-Chiriboga
Rio Toachi-Chiriboga and surrounding areas
Volcán Atacazo

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Forestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Mediterranean humid
Cool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics humid
Warm Tropics sub-humid

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Bananas
Barley
Beans Dry
Cereals and cereal products
Cocoa Beans
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Fruits
Grain (dried)
MIXED
Maize
Stimulant crops

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269
270 to 299
300 to 329

Soil Types

Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20
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.