Land Use Data for Latitude 55.25 Longitude -3.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| North Lowther Hills Solway Mosses North Tynron Juniper Wood Upper Nithsdale Woods |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate humid
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
BarleyCereals and cereal products
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209210 to 239
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Podzols
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
50 to 250above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Leadhills Area | Lead, Vanadium |
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.
