Land Use Data for Latitude 56.75 Longitude -3.75

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

Locations

Atholl/Glen Tilt
Beinn a`Ghlo
Forest of Clunie
Shingle Islands
Tulach Hill and Glen Fender Meadows

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate humid
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Sheep

Crops

Barley
Cereals and cereal products
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209

Soil Types

Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Podzols

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
10 to 50

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.