Land Use Data for Latitude 40.25 Longitude -8.75

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

Locations

Mondego Estuary
Paul da Madriz
Paul de Arzila
Paul de Arzila
Paul de Madriz
Paul do Taipal
Paul do Taipal

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Agro forestry
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Urban land

Ecosystems

Mediterranean humid
Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Bananas
Cereals and cereal products
Fruit tree
Fruits
Grapes
Maize
Oil tree crops (forestry plantations only)
Oil-bearing crops
Olives

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269
270 to 299

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Podzols
Solonchaks (Saline)
Unknown

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

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.