Land Use Data for Latitude 27.25 Longitude 90.25

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

Locations

Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park
Jigme Singye Wangchuk National Park
Phopjika and Khatekha valleys
Tshangkha

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
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate humid

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Maize

Growing Period (days)

0
1 to 29
30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Acrisols
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Glaciers

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50

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.