Land Use Data for Latitude 17.25 Longitude 101.25

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

Locations

Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary
Phu Rua National Park

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Forestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics sub-humid

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Poultry

Crops

Bananas
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Rice Paddy

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239

Soil Types

Acrisols

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

40 to 50
50 to 75
75 to 100

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Phu Thong Daeng Deposits (Surface-Underground)Copper
Rong Rae and Khok Peng ProspectsLead

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.