SWAMP Dataset: Soil Samples from Mangrove and Ponds in Wedung, Indonesia

Soil samples collected in 2018 from mangrove, working pond, and abandoned pond ecosystems in Wedung, Central Java, Indonesia. The dataset was contributed by author Ardhani, T.S.P. and is hosted by the CIFOR Harvested Dataverse.

Use Cases

• Compare soil composition between natural mangrove and human-managed pond ecosystems based on the described sampling locations.
• Analyze the impact of pond abandonment on soil characteristics based on the described land-use categories.
• Model soil property distributions in Central Java's coastal regions based on the described geographic scope.

Strengths

• Sampling covers three distinct land-use types: mangrove, working pond, and abandoned pond.
• Geographic scope is precisely defined as Wedung, Central Java, Indonesia.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

CIFOR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Field collection of soil samples.

Time Range

2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-17 09:10:12; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Wedung, Central Java, Indonesia