Land Use Data for Latitude 57.75 Longitude -7.25

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

Locations

Loch nam Madadh
Mointeach Scadabhaigh
Mointeach Scadabhaigh
North Uist Machair
North Uist Machair and Islands
Obain Loch Euphoirt

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Buffaloes
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Histosols (Peat and muck soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

16 to 30
above 45

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.