Land Use Data for Latitude -18.25 Longitude -42.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Bahia interior forests ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - PlantationsGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics sub-humidLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
BananasBeans Dry
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Fruits
Grain (dried)
Maize
Potatoes
Roots tubers
Seed Cotton
Stimulant crops
Sugar Cane
Sugar crops and sweeteners
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239Soil Types
Ferralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides)Luvisols
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
20 to 3030 to 40
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Corrego Verdinho | Quartz, Beryllium, Mica |
| Cruzeiro | Mica, Lithium |
| Santa Maria Do Suacui | Iron |
| Serra Dos Lourencos | 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.
