Land Use Data for Latitude 43.75 Longitude 88.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Bogda (Tian Chi) Tianchi (Xinjiang) Nature Reserve |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Sheep
Crops
PotatoesRoots tubers
Growing Period (days)
30 to 59Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)Anthrosols (Soils with prominent characteristics that result from human activity)
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Solonchaks (Saline)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 50Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 20Agricultural 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.
