Land Use Data for Latitude 56.25 Longitude -4.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsBoreal drylandsTemperate humid LivestockCattleSheep Growing Period (days)150 to 179180 to 209 210 to 239 Soil TypesCambisols (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 TerrainPlain 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 10Mineral Extraction
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. |