Land Use Data for Latitude 57.25 Longitude -5.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Central Highland Hills and Glens Strathglass Complex West Inverness-shire Lochs |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismOpen Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate humid
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Pigs
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209210 to 239
Soil Types
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (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.
