Land Use Data for Latitude 58.75 Longitude -157.75

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

Locations

Map

Kvichak Bay

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats

Growing Period (days)

120 to 149

Soil Types

Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km²)

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

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.