At low elevations, areas with marshes have considerably lower numbers of properties which contributes to the lower average annual losses (Fig. 3).
In the following subsections, sources of key data (island locations, names, elevations, areas, lithologies) for these two databases are discussed separately.
The SOC of the mountain ridge area (high elevation area) is measurably higher than that of the sides of the valley.
If tests in a low-elevation area, such as a basement, uncover more than 200 - equal to smoking more than four packs of cigarettes daily - the agency suggests immediate testing and ventilation work.
In our study area, sika deer migrate to high-elevation areas in summer and to low-elevation areas from late autumn to late spring (Izumiyama and Mochizuki 2008) although there are some deer in low-elevation area even in summer.
Moreover, significant variation of the precipitation rate exists depending on the elevation area.
Some sika deer migrate to high-elevation area before sprout of grasses and after defoliation to escape the competition with other deer in low-elevation areas (Shin-ichiro Hamasaki, personal communication).
The higher elevation area is within the boundaries of the State Park Três Picos, where agricultural activities are carried out within the buffer area of this Park.
Farhad Mohmmed Ali, 26, wife Samira Mala, 25 and three young children live in one room in Sitak - a high-elevation area, popular with local visitors in the summer.
2 The planted trees are located in the lower elevation (to ca. 240 m), the natural trees are supposed to grow in the higher elevation area.
