Land Use Data for Latitude 12.25 Longitude 53.25

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

Locations

Al-Ikhwan
Socotra Archipelago Biosphere Reserve

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29

Soil Types

Sand Dunes

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

50 to 75

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.