Land Use Data for Latitude -45.75 Longitude -69.25

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

Locations

Patagonian steppe ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Regosols (Other)
Solonetz (Alkali and sodic)
Unknown

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30

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.