Land Use Data for Latitude 18.75 Longitude -71.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Hispaniolan dry forests ecoregion Sierra de Neyba |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Agro forestry
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics sub-humidLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Crops
BananasCoffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239240 to 269
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Luvisols
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
20 to 3030 to 40
50 to 75
75 to 100
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General |
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.
