Land Use Data for Latitude 53.75 Longitude -6.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Boyne estuary Boyne Estuary SPA Dundalk Bay Dundalk Bay SPA Nanny estuary and shoreline River Nanny Estuary and Shore SPA Rockabill Rockabill SPA Skerries Islands Stabannan-Braganstown Stabannan-Braganstown SPA |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralismUrban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
BuffaloesCattle
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209210 to 239
240 to 269
270 to 299
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)
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Podzols
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Drogheda (Surface) | Magnesite |
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.
