Land Use Data for Latitude 25.25 Longitude 97.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Ayeyarwaddy River: Myitkyina to Sinbo Section Myitkyina-Nandebad-Talawagyi Pidaung Wildlife Sanctuary |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Ecosystems
Subtropical drylandsCool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics sub-humid
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Pigs
Poultry
Crops
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)Cereals and cereal products
Rice Paddy
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 to 299
Soil Types
AcrisolsGleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 25 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
75 to 100Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Irrawaddy River Placer | Platinum, Gold |
| Uru River Valley | Gold, Platinum |
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.
