Land Use Data for Latitude -7.25 Longitude -77.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Cordillera Central páramo ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Plantations
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Cool Tropic mixedLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsCoffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Maize
Potatoes
Roots tubers
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269
Soil Types
Leptosols (Shallow soils)Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
16 to 3030 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)
20 to 3030 to 40
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Pedro Vicente - Cascas | Iron |
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.
