Land Use Data for Latitude 25.25 Longitude 86.75

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

Locations

Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary

Agricultural Land Uses

Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land

Ecosystems

Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Goats

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Rice Paddy
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

180 to 209

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2

Population Density (persons per km²)

above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

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.