Land Use Data for Latitude 8.25 Longitude -77.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Eastern Panamanian montane forests ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - PlantationsRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics perhumidWarm Tropics humid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)Growing Period (days)
270 to 299300 to 329
330 to 359
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 plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
10 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 20Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Rio Maria | Gold |
| Rio Taimoti | Gold |
| Rio Tupspesa | Gold, PGE |
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.
