Land Use Data for Latitude -8.75 Longitude 147.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Southeastern Papuan rain forests ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - PlantationsRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics perhumidLivestock
CattlePigs
Crops
BananasCoffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Growing Period (days)
above 360Soil Types
AcrisolsCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 10Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
50 to 75Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Kanga | Gold, Platinum |
| Mamba | 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.
