Land Use Data for Latitude 62.25 Longitude -145.25

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

Locations

Copper Plateau taiga ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

90 to 119

Soil Types

Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

0 to 0.5
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

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.