Land Use Data for Latitude -37.75 Longitude -68.75

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

Locations

Area Natural Protegida Auca Mahuida

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands
Mediterranean humid
Mediterranean drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

90 to 119
120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20

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.