Land Use Data for Latitude 27.25 Longitude 90.25Area 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 higherGrasslands - 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
PolarBoreal drylands
Temperate humid
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Crops
MaizeGrowing Period (days)
01 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
AcrisolsLeptosols (Shallow soils)
Glaciers
Terrain
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 28 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
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.
