Land Use Data for Latitude -0.25 Longitude -77.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve and surrouding areas Parque Nacional Sumaco-Napo Galeras Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca Sumaco Napo Galeras and surrouding areas |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - PlantationsGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Ecosystems
Mediterranean humidCool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics sub-humid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
BarleyBeans Dry
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Grain (dried)
Maize
Potatoes
Roots tubers
Stimulant crops
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209210 to 239
240 to 269
270 to 299
Soil Types
Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
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)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 2030 to 40
40 to 50
50 to 75
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Diatomite | |
| El Chaco | Gold |
| Lumbaqui | Phosphorus-Phosphates |
| Oyacachi | Copper |
| Volcan Reventador | Gold |
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.
