Land Use Data for Latitude 17.75 Longitude 105.25

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

Locations

Corridor Nakai - Nam Theun and Phou Hin Poun National Biodiversity Conservation Area
Nakai Plateau
Nakai-Nam Theun
Nakai-Nam Theun National Biodiversity Conservation Area
Northern Annamites rain forests ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)

Ecosystems

Cool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics humid
Warm Tropics sub-humid

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Rice Paddy

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269
270 to 299

Soil Types

Acrisols
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30
75 to 100

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Ban BoCopper
NakaySodium

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.