Land Use Data for Latitude 36.25 Longitude 51.25

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

Locations

Alborz-e Markazi Protected Area

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Urban land

Ecosystems

Temperate humid
Temperate drylands
Mediterranean humid
Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Unknown

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

40 to 50

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.