Land Use Data for Latitude 37.75 Longitude -0.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| El Valle, Altaona and Escalona mountains Fausilla mountains MAR MENOR Mar Menor coastal lagoon Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar Sierra Escalona y Dehesa de Campoamor |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land
Ecosystems
Mediterranean drylandsLivestock
BuffaloesCattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
FruitsGrapes
Oil-bearing crops
Olives
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)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Cartagena (Processing Plant) | Lead, Silver |
| Cartagena Mines | Lead, Zinc, Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver |
| Cartagenazn (Processing Plant) | Zinc, Refiner |
| Celdran Mine | Lead, Zinc, Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite |
| Coto Ponce Mine | Lead, Zinc |
| Penarroya (Surface-Underground) | Lead, Silver, Zinc |
| Santa-Lucia Smelting Works (Processing Plant) | Lead |
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.
