Land Use Data for Latitude 27.25 Longitude 98.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Agriculture in protected areas
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Cool Tropic mixedLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Sheep
Crops
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)Cereals and cereal products
Rice Paddy
Roots tubers
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269
270 to 299
300 to 329
Soil Types
Leptosols (Shallow soils)Luvisols
Terrain
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
30 to 45above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
10 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
40 to 5050 to 75
75 to 100
above 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.
