Land Use Data for Latitude 31.25 Longitude 78.75

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

Locations

Sangla (Raksham Chitkul) Wildlife Sanctuary

Agricultural Land Uses

Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate humid
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

0
1 to 29
30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Glaciers

Terrain

Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

5 to 8
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40
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.