Land Use Data for Latitude 18.25 Longitude -71.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Enriquillo Lake Enriquillo wetlands ecoregion Sierra de Bahoruco Sierra de Bahoruco National Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Cool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics sub-humid
Warm Tropics drylands
Livestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Crops
BananasBananas (also in forestry plantations)
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
210 to 239
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Luvisols
Vertisols (Heavy clay)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
30 to 4075 to 100
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Las Mercedes | Aluminum |
| Limestone Quarry Cabo Rojo | Limestone, General |
| Savane Zombi | Aluminum |
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.
