Land Use Data for Latitude -2.25 Longitude -78.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Parque Nacional Sangay |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Agriculture in protected areas
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Mediterranean humidCool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics perhumid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
BananasCassava
Fruits
MIXED
Plantains
Roots tubers
Stimulant crops
Growing Period (days)
330 to 359above 360
Soil Types
Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
30 to 4040 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.
