Vegetation type (municipality) | Altitude (m.a.s.l.) | Rainfall (mm) | Temperature (°C) | Soil type, fertility | Age | Coordinates | Previous use history |
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Humid coastal, evergreen (Igarassu) | 20–115 | 1687 | 24.9 | Argisol, deep, medium | 20 | 7° 47′ 53.6″ S 35° 02′ 25.6″ W | Sugarcane followed by pasture. |
>40 | 7° 42′ 51.7″ S 34° 59′ 35.4″ W | Unknown; already forested 40 years ago | |||||
Sub-humid, high fertility, deciduous (Caruaru) | 561 | 764 | 21.7 | Argisol, shallow, high | 21 | 08° 13′ 54″ S 35° 55′ 13″ W | Caatinga clear-cut; Opuntia fícus indica Mill planted and abandoned |
>50 | 08° 13′ 47″ S 35° 55′ 09″ W | Unknown; no use for at least 50 years | |||||
Sub-humid, low fertility, deciduous (São João) | 716 | 885 | 21.1 | Regolithic Neosol, deep, low | 10 | 08° 48′ 40.34″ S 36° 24′ 3.75″ W | Corn and beans crops in itinerant agriculture |
>50 | 08° 52′ 32″ S 36° 22′ 00″ W | Unknown; no use for at least 50 years | |||||
Humid montane, evergreen (Triunfo) | 1028 | 1250 | 18–22.5 | Cambisol, shallow, high | 20 | 7° 50′ 32″ S 38° 07′ 15″ W | Corn and bean crops in itinerant agriculture |
>80 | 7° 51′ 51.7″ S 38° 07′ 49.4″ W | Unknown; forest for at least 80 years, with selective cutting of trees 30 years ago | |||||
Semi-arid, high fertility, deciduous (Serra Talhada) | 500 | 686 | 26 | Luvisol, shallow, high | 15 | 7° 54′ 24″ S 38° 18′ 02″ W | Caatinga opened to be used as native pasture |
>50 | 7° 53′ 49.9″ S 38° 18′ 14.7″ W | Selective cutting of plants 30 years ago | |||||
Semi-arid, low fertility, deciduous (Araripe) | 867 | 700 | 24–26 | Latosol, deep, low | 18 | 7° 20′ 05.6″ S 40° 03′ 33.2″ W | Cassava crops in itinerant agriculture |
>40 | 7° 19′ 25.5″ S 40° 05′ 00.1″ W | Cassava crops in itinerant agriculture |