Land Use Data for Latitude 47.75 Longitude 88.75

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

Locations

Altay forest and steppe

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Agriculture in protected areas
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20
20 to 30
30 to 40

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.