Land Use Data for Latitude -8.25 Longitude 39.25

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

Locations

Mohoro Forest Reserve
Rufiji Delta

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Wetlands - Mangrove

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics sub-humid

Livestock

Cattle
Goats

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16

Population Density (persons per km2)

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.