Land Use Data for Latitude 46.25 Longitude 6.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Forêts d'altitude du Jura : forêt du Massacre LAC LEMAN Lake Geneva: Rolle to Céligny Lake Geneva: Versoix and Hermance to Geneva River Rhone: Geneva to Verbois reservoir |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherCropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate humidTemperate drylands
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Pigs
Crops
BarleyCereals and cereal products
Maize
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
210 to 239
Soil Types
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%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Douvrin Phosphoric Acid Plant (Processing Plant) | Phosphorus-Phosphates |
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.
