Land Use Data for Latitude 46.25 Longitude 10.75

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

Locations

Adamello Presanella
Adamello-Brenta
Alps conifer and mixed forests ecoregion
Brenta
Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio
Stelvio
Stelvio National Park

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Forestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate humid
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Fruit tree (forestry plantations only)
Grapes

Growing Period (days)

0
30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Luvisols
Podzols
Rock Outcrop
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)

2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

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.