Land Use Data for Latitude -1.25 Longitude 36.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| East African montane moorlands ecoregion Nairobi National Park Nairobi National Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Agro forestry
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Mediterranean humidCool Tropic mixed
Livestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)Growing Period (days)
210 to 239240 to 269
270 to 299
Soil Types
AcrisolsAndosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Nitisols (Deep, well-drained, red, tropical soils with a clayey subsurface)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Planosols
Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
010 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
40 to 5050 to 75
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Macaulder | Gold |
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.
