Land Use Data for Latitude 56.25 Longitude -4.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Endrick Water Flanders Moss and Lake of Menteith Flanders Mosses Meall na Samhna River Teith Trossachs Woods |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate humid
Livestock
CattleSheep
Crops
BarleyCereals and cereal products
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
Soil Types
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Podzols
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
5 to 88 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Aberfeldy (Underground) | Barium-Barite |
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.
