Land Use Data for Latitude 12.75 Longitude -61.25

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

Locations

All Awash Island
Ashton Wetland
Battowia Island
Mustique Island
Petit Canouan

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Plantations
Urban land

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics humid

Crops

Bananas
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)

Growing Period (days)

270 to 299
300 to 329

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

50 to 250
above 250

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.