Land Use Data for Latitude 45.25 Longitude 6.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| LA VANOISE Parc National de la Vanoise Susa and Chisone valleys |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
PolarBoreal drylands
Temperate humid
Temperate drylands
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Pigs
Poultry
Crops
Fruit tree (forestry plantations only)Growing Period (days)
1 to 2960 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149
150 to 179
180 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)
Luvisols
Podzols
Glaciers
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
16 to 3030 to 45
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 |
|---|---|
| La Praz (Processing Plant) | Aluminum |
| La Saussaz,Savoie (Processing Plant) | Aluminum |
| Presles | Platinum |
| River Bens | Platinum, Copper |
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.
