Land Use Data for Latitude 24.75 Longitude 92.75

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

Locations

Bauwwa Beel

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Forestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Subtropical drylands
Cool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics humid

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Pigs

Crops

Bananas (also in forestry plantations)

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269
270 to 299

Soil Types

Acrisols
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

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.