Land Use Data for Latitude 46.25 Longitude -0.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Anse de Fouras, baie d'Yves et marais de Rochefort Plaine calcaire du sud Vendée Plaine calcaire du sud Vendée Plaine de Niort (nord-ouest) PLAINE DE NIORT NORD-OUEST Region de Pressac, étang de Combourg |
Agricultural Land Uses
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
BarleyCereals and cereal products
Maize
Oil-bearing crops
Sunflower Seed
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239240 to 269
270 to 299
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
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 |
|---|---|
| Dept. of Deux Sevres | Platinum |
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.
