Land Use Data for Latitude -5.25 Longitude 151.25

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

Locations

New Britain-New Ireland montane rain forests ecoregion

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics perhumid

Growing Period (days)

above 360

Soil Types

Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

50 to 75

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.