Land Use Data for Latitude 13.25 Longitude 75.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Kudremukh National Park Kudremukh National Park Malabar Coast moist forests ecoregion Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics sub-humidLivestock
BuffaloesCattle
Goats
Crops
BananasCereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Rice Paddy
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209210 to 239
Soil Types
Nitisols (Deep, well-drained, red, tropical soils with a clayey subsurface)Plinthosols
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
50 to 250above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
50 to 75Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Karnataka | Vanadium |
| Kudremukh (Surface) | Iron |
| Kudremukh Mine | Iron |
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.
