Land Use Data for Latitude -8.75 Longitude 147.75

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

Locations

Southeastern Papuan rain forests ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Plantations
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics perhumid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs

Crops

Bananas
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)

Growing Period (days)

above 360

Soil Types

Acrisols
Cambisols (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 plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

50 to 75

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
KangaGold, Platinum
MambaGold, 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.