Land Use Data for Latitude 59.75 Longitude -151.25

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

Locations

Kachemak Bay (South Shore)

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats

Growing Period (days)

90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)
Podzols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

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.