Land Use Data for Latitude 55.75 Longitude -4.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Bankhead Moss, Beith Dykeneuk Moss Horse Island Inner Clyde Little Cumbrae Island |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate humid
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Sheep
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)
Podzols
Unknown
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)
050 to 250
above 250
Infant 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.
