Land Use Data for Latitude 56.25 Longitude -5.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Glen Shira Loch Etive Woods |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate humid
Livestock
CattleSheep
Crops
BarleyCereals and cereal products
Wheat
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)
Unknown
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
5 to 88 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Kinlochleven (Processing Plant) | Aluminum, Contained or Metal |
| Lochaber Ft William (Processing Plant) | Aluminum, Contained or Metal |
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.
