Land Use Data for Latitude 41.25 Longitude 84.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Tarim Euphrates Poplar Forest Nature Reserve |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismCropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
PotatoesRoots tubers
Growing Period (days)
1 to 2930 to 59
Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)Anthrosols (Soils with prominent characteristics that result from human activity)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Solonchaks (Saline)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 10Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
50 to 75Agricultural 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.
