Land Use Data for Latitude 16.25 Longitude -3.75

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

Locations

Lac Fati
Lac Horo

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Rice Paddy

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Sand Dunes
Unknown

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km²)

0 to 2
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

above 100

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.