Land Use Data for Latitude 30.25 Longitude 79.75

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

Locations

Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
Nanda Devi National Park

Agricultural Land Uses

Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate humid
Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Rice Paddy
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

0
30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Rock Outcrop
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

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40
75 to 100

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.