Land Use Data for Latitude 34.25 Longitude 75.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows ecoregion Overa: Aru Wildlife Sanctuary |
Agricultural Land Uses
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
PolarBoreal drylands
Temperate drylands
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Goats
Poultry
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Rice Paddy
Growing Period (days)
30 to 5960 to 89
90 to 119
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Glaciers
Terrain
Mountain > 2500Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Gund | Copper |
| Kulan | Copper |
| Mamal (Surface) | Copper |
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.
