Land Use Data for Latitude 56.75 Longitude -5.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Beinn Iadain and Beinn na h`Uamha Claish Moss and Kentra Moss Claish Moss National Nature Reserve Glen Beasdale Loch Moidart and Loch Shiel Woods Morvern Woods Rois-bheinn Sound of Arisaig (Loch Ailort to Loch Ceann Traigh) Sunart |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate humid
Livestock
CattleSheep
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209210 to 239
240 to 269
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Agricultural 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.
