Land Use Data for Latitude 43.75 Longitude 117.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Bayan Obo Nature Reserve |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate drylands
Livestock
CattleGoats
Sheep
Crops
PotatoesRoots tubers
Growing Period (days)
60 to 8990 to 119
Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)Chernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
02 to 10
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
20 to 30Agricultural 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.
