Land Use Data for Latitude -33.75 Longitude 21.75

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

Locations

Gamkaberg Nature Reserve

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Mediterranean drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

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%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10

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.