Land Use Data for Latitude 65.25 Longitude 147.25

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

Locations

Northeast Siberian taiga ecoregion

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

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

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20

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.