Land Use Data for Latitude 37.25 Longitude -8.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Costa Sudoeste Leixão da Gaivota Leixão da Gaivota Monchique Ponta da Piedade Serra de Monchique South-west coast of Portugal |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Urban land
Ecosystems
Mediterranean humidSubtropical drylands
Livestock
CattlePigs
Sheep
Crops
BananasCereals and cereal products
Oil tree crops (forestry plantations only)
Oil-bearing crops
Olives
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Luvisols
Podzols
Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Beralt Tin & Wolfram (Underground) | Tungsten, Copper, Tin |
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.
