Land Use Data for Latitude 17.75 Longitude -67.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Guanica Biosphere Reserve Sierra Bermeja and Laguna Cartagena Suroeste |
Agricultural Land Uses
Urban landEcosystems
Warm Tropics humidWarm Tropics sub-humid
Livestock
CattlePoultry
Crops
Roots tubersStimulant crops
Sugar crops and sweeteners
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 to 299
Soil Types
AcrisolsCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Ferralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
50 to 250above 250
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | |
| Dolomite | |
| Barium-Barite | |
| Negroni Property | Barium-Barite |
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.
