Land Use Data for Latitude 49.75 Longitude 115.25

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

Locations

Daursky
Mongol Daguur
Torey lakes (including Daursky Nature Reserve)

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

90 to 119

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Chernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30
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.