Land Use Data for Latitude 35.25 Longitude 43.75

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

Locations

Huweija marshes

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Mediterranean drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

120 to 149
150 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 plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250

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.