Land Use Data for Latitude 57.25 Longitude -7.25

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

Locations

Eoligarry, Barra
Loch Druidibeg National Nature Reserve
South Uist Machair
South Uist Machair and Lochs
West Coast of Benbecula

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239
240 to 269
270 to 299
300 to 329

Soil Types

Histosols (Peat and muck soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10

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.