Land Use Data for Latitude 68.25 Longitude -149.25

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

Locations

Brooks-British Range tundra ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar

Livestock

Cattle
Goats

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 to 119

Soil Types

Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Barium-Barite
 Silver, Lead
 Copper
 Fluorine-Fluorite

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.