Land Use Data for Latitude 31.25 Longitude 103.25

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

Locations

WenchuanCaopo Nature Reserve
Wolong Nature Reserve

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 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 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30
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.