Land Use Data for Latitude -44.75 Longitude 170.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Cantebury-Otago tussock grasslands ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralismCropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate humidTemperate drylands
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
BarleyOther fibers crop
Potatoes
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269
270 to 299
Soil Types
AcrisolsCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
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
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Livingstone | Quartz, Clay |
| Ngapara | Quartz, Clay |
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.
