Land Use Data for Latitude 27.25 Longitude 92.25

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

Locations

Eaglenest and Sessa Sanctuaries
Sangti Valley
Shergaon, Mandla: Phudung and Kalaktang

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Forestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Bananas (also in forestry plantations)
Maize

Growing Period (days)

0
30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239
270 to 299

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Luvisols
Glaciers

Terrain

Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

5 to 8
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40
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.