Land Use Data for Latitude 53.25 Longitude 56.75

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

Locations

Shulgantash
Uryuk
Watershed of Bel'skaya and Nugush rivers

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

90 to 119

Soil Types

Chernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)
Greyzems
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50

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.