Land Use Data for Latitude 46.25 Longitude 7.75

Locations

Central Valais between Sierre and Visp Valley of Zermatt

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate humid
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Wheat

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29
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)
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Podzoluvisols
Unknown
Glaciers

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km²)

0 to 2
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5