Land Use Data for Latitude -33.75 Longitude 20.25

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

Locations

Langeberg -wes Mountain Catchment Area
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld ecoregion
Marloth Provincial Nature Reserve

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Mediterranean drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

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.