Land Use Data for Latitude 56.75 Longitude -5.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Ardgour Pinewoods Eileanan agus Sgeiran Lios mór Glen Coe Glen Creran Woods Loch Creran Onich to North Ballachulish Woods |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate humid
Livestock
CattleSheep
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
210 to 239
Soil Types
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
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 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.
