Land Use Data for Latitude 26.75 Longitude 90.25Area 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 higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Ecosystems
PolarTemperate humid
Subtropical drylands
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Goats
Pigs
Sheep
Crops
MaizeGrowing Period (days)
120 to 149150 to 179
210 to 239
240 to 269
Soil Types
AcrisolsCambisols (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 3030 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
75 to 100Agricultural 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.
