Land Use Data for Latitude 43.75 Longitude 5.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| La Durance Montagne Sainte Victoire Montagne Sainte-Victoire Moyenne Vallée de la Durance |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Ecosystems
Temperate humidTemperate drylands
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsFruit tree (forestry plantations only)
Fruits
Grapes
Maize
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
210 to 239
Soil Types
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
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| St. Julien/Tourves (Underground) | Aluminum |
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.
