Land Use Data for Latitude 27.75 Longitude -15.75

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

Locations

Ayagaures y Pilancones
Macizo de Tauro
Ojeda, Inagua y Pajonales
Pajonales, Ojeda, Inagua and La Data pine woodlands
Tauro pine woodland
Tirajana pine woodland

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Plantations
Urban land

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Fruit tree (forestry plantations only)

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

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

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

16 to 30
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

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.