Land Use Data for Latitude 45.75 Longitude 10.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Alto Garda Bresciano Iseo peatlands Torbiere d'Iseo Val Caffaro Val di Scalve Val Grigna |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherShrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
PolarBoreal drylands
Temperate humid
Temperate drylands
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
60 to 8990 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)
Podzoluvisols
Podzols
Glaciers
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
8 to 1616 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| (Facility) Darfo Brescia Smelter (Processing Plant) | Chromium, Ferrochrome |
| (Facility) Sellero Brescia Smelter (Processing Plant) | Iron, Manganese |
| Northern Italy Fluorspar Deposits | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead |
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.
