Land Use Data for Latitude 35.25 Longitude 43.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Huweija marshes |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Mediterranean drylandsLivestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
120 to 149150 to 179
Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Vertisols (Heavy clay)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
above 100Agricultural 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.
