Land Use Data for Latitude 17.75 Longitude 43.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Southwestern Arabian montane woodlands ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
1 to 2930 to 59
Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 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)
10 to 50Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
20 to 30Agricultural 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.
