Land Use Data for Latitude 37.75 Longitude 26.75

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

Locations

Mount Kerkis
NISOS FOURNOI KAI NISIDES THYMAINA, ALATSONISI, THYMAINAKI, STRONGYLO, PLAKA, MAKRONISI, MIKROS KAI
SAMOS: OROS AMPELOS (KARVOUNIS)
SAMOS: OROS KERKETEFS - MIKRO KAI MEGALO SEITANI - DASOS KASTANIAS KAI LEKKAS, AKR. KATAVASIS - LIME
VOREIA CHIOS

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land

Ecosystems

Mediterranean humid
Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Oil-bearing crops
Seed Cotton
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

180 to 209

Soil Types

Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
KarlovassiBoron-Borates, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Strontium

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.