Land Use Data for Latitude 57.25 Longitude -4.25

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Caledon conifer forests ecoregion
Loch Ruthven
Loch Ruthven and Nearby Lochs
Monadhliath
Monadhliath
Moniack Gorge
Urquhart Bay Wood

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Temperate humid

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Barley
Cereals and cereal products
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

180 to 209
210 to 239

Soil Types

Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Podzols
Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Invergordon,Scotland (Processing Plant)Aluminum

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.