Land Use Data for Latitude 26.75 Longitude 90.25

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

Locations

Phipsoo Wildlife Sanctuary
Ripu and Chirang Reserve Forest
Sarpang-Gelephu foothills

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas

Ecosystems

Polar
Temperate humid
Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Sheep

Crops

Maize

Growing Period (days)

120 to 149
150 to 179
210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Acrisols
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)

Terrain

Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

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.