Land Use Data for Latitude 56.75 Longitude -4.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Ben Alder Ben Alder and Aonach Beag Ben Lawers Black Wood of Rannoch Drumochter Hills Drumochter Hills Keltneyburn River Tay |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
PolarBoreal drylands
Temperate humid
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsGrowing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
210 to 239
Soil Types
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)Podzols
Unknown
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 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.
