Land Use Data for Latitude 7.75 Longitude -77.75

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

Locations

Darién National Park
Parque Nacional Fronterizo Darién

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Agriculture in protected areas

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics perhumid
Warm Tropics humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Bananas (also in forestry plantations)
Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Rice Paddy

Growing Period (days)

300 to 329
330 to 359
above 360

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2
2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Rio Sabalo ConcessionGold
Rio SembleGold
Rio TucutiGold

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.