Land Use Data for Latitude 50.75 Longitude 7.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Brölbach
Eulenbruchs Wald
Heiden und Magerrasen Trupbach
Kesselsiefen u. Galgenberg
Quellmoor bei Neuenhähnen
Rosbachtal
Steinbruch Imhausen
Stollen bei Morsbach-Schlechtingen
Wiesen bei Dreisel

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Barley
Cereals and cereal products
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

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)
Luvisols
Urban, mining

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Brassert Grube MinePlatinum
FreudenbergChromium, Nickel, Platinum, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold
Westerwald RegionNickel, Copper, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Chromium, Zinc

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.