Land Use Data for Latitude 37.25 Longitude 15.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Biviere di Lentini, tratto mediano e foce del Fiume Simeto e area antistante la foce Saline di Augusta Saline di Priolo Saline di Siracusa e Fiume Ciane Simeto mouth and middle course and Biviere di Lentini |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Ecosystems
Temperate humidTemperate drylands
Mediterranean humid
Livestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Sheep
Crops
Fruit tree (forestry plantations only)Growing Period (days)
90 to 119120 to 149
210 to 239
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
5 to 88 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 210 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 5Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Syracuse (Surface) | Magnesite |
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.
