Land Use Data for Latitude 56.75 Longitude -4.25

Area 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 higher
Grasslands - 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

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate humid

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products

Growing Period (days)

150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239

Soil Types

Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Podzols
Unknown

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

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.