Land Use Data for Latitude 36.75 Longitude -2.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Alhamilla mountain range-Campo de NÃjar plain CABO DE GATA-NIJAR Mountain range and saltpans at Cabo de Gata SIERRA ALHAMILLA |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Urban land
Ecosystems
Temperate drylandsMediterranean drylands
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
BananasCereals and cereal products
Oil tree crops (forestry plantations only)
Oil-bearing crops
Olives
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
90 to 119120 to 149
150 to 179
Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Almeria Area Fluorspar - Lead Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Mercury, Copper |
| La Mezquita (Surface) | Gold |
| Transaccion (Surface) | Gold |
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.
