Land Use Data for Latitude 31.25 Longitude 103.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| WenchuanCaopo Nature Reserve Wolong Nature Reserve |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherSparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
PolarBoreal drylands
Temperate humid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
60 to 8990 to 119
120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Luvisols
Terrain
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
30 to 45above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
20 to 30above 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.
