Land Use Data for Latitude 34.25 Longitude -4.25

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

Locations

Parc National de Tazekka

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Forestry - Agro forestry
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate humid
Temperate drylands
Mediterranean humid

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Bananas (also in forestry plantations)
Barley
Cereals and cereal products
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Luvisols

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

50 to 75

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.