Land Use Data for Latitude 27.75 Longitude 90.75

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

Locations

Bumthang wetlands

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

0
30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149
150 to 179

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Glaciers

Terrain

Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

5 to 8
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

40 to 50
50 to 75
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.