Land Use Data for Latitude 54.75 Longitude -7.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| River Foyle: Carrigans and Swilly Burn valleys |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattleSheep
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 to 299
300 to 329
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Podzols
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Sperrin Mountains Project (Underground) | Gold |
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.
