Land Use Data for Latitude 37.75 Longitude 15.25

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

Locations

Canalone del Tripodo
La Gurna
Valle del Bove

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Agro forestry
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Urban land

Ecosystems

Mediterranean humid
Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Fruit tree (forestry plantations only)

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 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.