Land Use Data for Latitude 40.75 Longitude -72.75

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

Locations

Fire Island National Seashore

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Urban land

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239

Soil Types

Podzols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Brookhaven Aggregates Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
East Quogue Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Riverhead Cement Block Company Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Roanoke Marboro Sand and Gravel (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Suffolk Cement Products Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction

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.