Land Use Data for Latitude 46.25 Longitude 45.75

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

Locations

Map

Chernye Zemli Biosphere Reserve

Agricultural Land Uses

Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Solonetz (Alkali and sodic)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2

Population Density (persons per km²)

0 to 2

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20

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.