Land Use Data for Latitude 56.25 Longitude -3.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Kippenrait Glen Methven Moss South Tayside Goose Roosts Upper Strathearn Oakwoods |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate humid
Temperate drylands
Livestock
CattleSheep
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Podzols
Unknown
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)
02 to 10
10 to 50
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.
