Land Use Data for Latitude 54.25 Longitude -8.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsTemperate humidLivestockCattlePoultry Sheep Growing Period (days)210 to 239240 to 269 270 to 299 300 to 329 Soil TypesGleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)Histosols (Peat and muck soils) Leptosols (Shallow soils) Luvisols Podzols TerrainPlain 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 10Agricultural 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. |