Land Use Data for Latitude -16.25 Longitude -60.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Chiquitano dry forests ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - PlantationsGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics sub-humidLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)Cereals and cereal products
MIXED
Oil-bearing crops
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239Soil Types
Ferralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides)Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 2Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
40 to 50Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Clay Occurrence | Clay |
| Gold Occurrence | Gold |
| Kaolin Occurrence | Clay |
| Mica Occurrence | Mica |
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.
