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Marta Pérez-Soba

Janneke Roos

Sander Mücher

Han Naeff

Alterra, The Netherlands

Brussels, 14th June 2001

Localisation of livestock systems

Where are the livestock systems located?

Biophysical features

Land cover: CORINE 43 Others: altitude, soils, climate

Selection 7 classes

First location maps

Validation: geo-referenced national/regional databases

Conclusions for the ELPEN system

CORINE Land cover

Scale 1:100.000, 43 classesMinimum mapping element: 25 ha

CORINE Land Cover

From the 43 classes we selected 7 classes:– pastures– land principally occupied by agriculture– annual crops associated with permanent crops– complex cultivation patterns– moors and heath lands– natural grasslands– agro-forestry areas

Validation The Netherlands and England

Analysis of farm geo-referenced statistical data in relation to CORINE land cover data

• Dutch Farm data (Giab 1998)–national level–regional level

• English data (MAFF)

• All livestock holdings are geo-referenced• Overlay of the farm database with CORINE land cover• Result: rules indicating the % of holdings / livestock units that are located per CORINE class in a region

Overlay farm data with CORINE

• Farm 203

• nr of dairy cows: 40

• nr of sheeps: 100

• fodder area: 25 ha

• pasture area: 30 ha

• cadastral area: 60 ha

• etc

Validation regional level Case study: The Netherlands

Non irrigated arable land Complex cultivation patternsPastures

Percentage grazing holdings per CORINE class and per Dutch provinceNine classes

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20

40

60

80

100

continuous urban fabric

discontinuous urban fabric

non-irrigated arable land

fruit trees and berry plantation

pastures

complex cultivation patterns

land principally occ agriculture

broad-leaved forest

mixed forest

contin. urban discontin. urban non-irrig. arable fruit trees pastures complex cult. land princ. agric broad leaf forest mixed forest natural grassland

Percentage of grazing (dairy+beef+sheep & goats) holdings per CORINE class and per Dutch province

Percentage of holdings per CORINE class and Dutch province

Validation regional level Case study: The Netherlands

Non irrigated arable land Complex cultivation patternsPastures

0,0

20,0

40,0

60,0

80,0

100,0

Groningen Friesland Overijssel Drenthe Flevoland Utrecht NoordHolland

Zuid Holland Gelderland NoordBrabant

Limburg Zeeland0,0

20,0

40,0

60,0

80,0

100,0



Limburg Zeeland

0,0

20,0

40,0

60,0

80,0

100,0



Limburg Zeeland

Dairy Beef Sheep & Goats

From this analysis we can derive regionally specific rules for the location of

different grazing systems

Case study England

• All livestock holdings are geo-referenced• Overlay of this database with CORINE land cover

But we encountered a lot of disclosure problems !And because of the mouth and foot disease crisis:• We worked with provisional data on total number of agricultural holdings per CORINE class

Corine Category dairy_ c beef_ c sheep_ c pigs_ c

313 6 21 26 9321 673 1498 1974 230322 27 80 121 16324 ** ** ** 0331 0 ** ** 0332 5 17 27 10421 ** 8 9 **423 ** ** 13 **512 ** ** 10 0522 ** ** 6 **

Disclosure problem

Comparing England with NE

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pastures



broad-leaved forest

mixed forest

natural grasslands

Percentage of total number of agricultural holdings per CORINE class

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10

20

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40

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60

70





pastures



broad-leaved forest

mixed forest

contin. urban discontin. urban non-irrig. arable fruit trees pastures complex cult. land princ. agric broad leaf forest mixed forest natural grassland

England Netherlands

Overview EUCorine class GR IE IT LU NL PT UKDiscontinuous urban fabricNon-irrigated arable landPasturesAnnual cropsComplex cultiv patternLand princ. occ by agr.Agro-forestryBroad leafed forestConiferous forestMixed forestNatural grasslandsMores and heathlandSclerophyllous vegetationTransitional woodlandPeat bogs

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Corine class AT BE DE DK ES FRDiscontinuous urban fabricNon-irrigated arable landPasturesAnnual cropsComplex cultiv patternLand princ. occ by agr.Agro-forestryBroad leafed forestConiferous forestMixed forestNatural grasslandsMores and heathlandSclerophyllous vegetationTransitional woodlandPeat bogs

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ConclusionsVariation in land cover at national and regional level,

and per livestock type

ELPEN system is a powerful tool to locate livestock systems

since it is able to store and apply these rules

National and regional specific rules are needed to locate livestock systems

If no georeferenced data are available:use regional expert knowledge

Percentage total agricultural holdings per CORINE class and per Dutch provinceNine classes

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pastures



broad-leaved forest

mixed forest

Percentage of all agricultural holdings per CORINE class and per Dutch province

continu. urban fab. discontin. urban fab non-irrig. arable land fruit trees pastures complex cult.patterns land princ.occ.by agr. broad leaf forest mixed forest natural grassland

Validation Case study regional level:

The Netherlands

Case study regional level: the Netherlands

Percentage grazing holdings per CORINE class and per Dutch provinceNine classes

0

20

40

60

80

100





pastures



broad-leaved forest

mixed forest

continu. urban fabric discontin. urban fabric non-irrig. arable land fruit trees pastures complex cult.patterns land princ.occ.by agric broad leaf forest mixed forest natural grassland

Percentage of grazing (dairy+beef+sheep & goats) holdings per CORINE class and per Dutch province


Percentage of dairy holdings per CORINE class and per Dutch province

0,0

20,0

40,0

60,0

80,0

100,0

Continuous urban fabric

discontinuous

Non-irrigated arable land

Fruit trees and berry plantations

Pastures

Complex cultivation patterns

Land principally occupied by agriculture, withsignificant areas of natural vegetation

broad leave forest

mixed forest



Percentage of beef holdings per CORINE class and per Dutch province

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20,0

40,0

60,0

80,0

100,0


discontinuous



Pastures



broad leave forest

mixed forest


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20

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60

80

100


discontinuous



Pastures



broad leave forest

mixed forest


Percentage of sheep & goats holdings per CORINE class and per Dutch province


MAFF data (England)CORINE + altitude

Total agricultural holdings per two main CORINE classes and three altitude levels

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Total agricultural holdings per two main Corine classes and three altitude levels ( 1 <100m, 2 100-300m, 3 >300m)

1 2 3 <-non irrigated arable land->

1 2 3 <-----------pastures--------->

dairy beef sheep pigs

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