Land Use Data for Latitude -5.75 Longitude -77.75

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

Locations

Abra Pardo de Miguel
Abra Patricia - Alto Mayo
Abra Patricia: Alto Mayo
Río Nieva Reserved Zone
Río Utcubamba

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Plantations

Ecosystems

Cool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics sub-humid
Warm Tropics drylands

Crops

Bananas
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)

Growing Period (days)

150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30
30 to 40

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.