Land Use Data for Latitude 37.25 Longitude 14.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Biviere and Plain of Gela Torre Manfria, Biviere e Piana di Gela |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Urban land
Ecosystems
Temperate humidTemperate drylands
Mediterranean humid
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Pigs
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsFruit tree (forestry plantations only)
Grapes
Oil-bearing crops
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
120 to 149150 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)
Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
5 to 88 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 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 5Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Gela Phosphoric Acid Plant (Processing Plant) | Phosphorus-Phosphates |
| Pasquasia | Potassium |
| San Cataldo (Underground) | Potassium |
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.
