Land Use Data for Latitude 57.75 Longitude -6.75

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

Locations

Ascrib, Isay and Dunvegan
North Harris
North Harris Mountains
Park, Lewis

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239
240 to 269
270 to 299

Soil Types

Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

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.