Land Use Data for Latitude -1.25 Longitude -78.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Corredor Ecológico Llanganates-Sangay Llanganates National Park Parque Nacional Llanganates |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - PlantationsGrasslands - 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 - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Mediterranean humidCool Tropic mixed
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsCocoa Beans
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Fruits
MIXED
Stimulant crops
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 to 299
300 to 329
330 to 359
above 360
Soil Types
Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Terrain
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)
0 to 22 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 2030 to 40
50 to 75
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.
