Land Use Data for Latitude 45.25 Longitude 2.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Monts et Plomb du Cantal Planèze de Saint-Flour |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherCropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate humidTemperate drylands
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
BarleyCereals and cereal products
Maize
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
Soil Types
Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Podzols
Unknown
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
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Agricultural 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.
