Land Use Data for Latitude 41.75 Longitude 13.75

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

Locations

Abruzzo National Park
Gole del Fiume Melfa
Lago di Posta Fibreno
Massiccio del Monte Cairo (aree sommitali)
Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise ed aree limitrofe

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate humid
Temperate drylands
Mediterranean humid

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Fruit tree
Grapes
Oil tree crops (forestry plantations only)
Oil-bearing crops
Olives
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

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)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

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

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
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Cairo Oper (Processing Plant)Iron, Manganese

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.