Land Use Data for Latitude 45.75 Longitude 8.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Brabbia peatland, Lake Varese and Lake Biandronno Canneti del Lago Maggiore Canneti di Dormelletto Garzaie novaresi Lago di Varese Lake Maggiore Palude Brabbia Parco Regionale Campo dei Fiori Ticino river Valle del Ticino |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherUrban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
PolarBoreal drylands
Temperate humid
Temperate drylands
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
90 to 119120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269
270 to 299
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Podzoluvisols
Podzols
Unknown
Glaciers
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 516 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Agricultural 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.
