Constraints to effective adoption of innovative livestock production technologies in the Rift Valley (Kenya)     

《Journal of Arid Environments》2013

We surveyed small-scale farmers in the Kenyan Rift Valley province (Narok and Nakuru districts) to describe constraints to, and changes in, livestock production and to assess the extent to which farmers have adopted new technologies promoted by extension services. In the arid areas of southern Narok, farmers' main constraints were drought and disease. Farmers in Nakuru district, situated in the fertile highlands of the Rift Valley, were also affected by disease but also lacked markets and capital. Although 83% of the farmers had regular contact with extension services that provided advice on new technologies and livestock production innovations, only about half of the respondents implemented the proposed changes. Many of those who did change (38%) improved pasture/nutrition/manure management and relatively few (16%) improved their animal breeding practices. Results of a multinomial logit model revealed that, apart from the significant differences between the two districts, the nature of the advice and the expected outcomes had the strongest influence on the probability of successfully implementing changes to livestock production. The results further suggest that adoption of new technologies is limited by lack of knowledge, inadequate support and a failure to target local needs and conditions and empower livestock keepers.  相似文献   

Modeling the morphology of gully cross sections in the Yuanmou Dry-hot Valley     

Yuxiang Feng  Hongli Mu  Fachao Qin  Qingchun Deng  Hui Liu 《自然地理学》2013,34(5):448-469

Abstract

Characterizing gully cross sections (GCs) is essential for calculating the volume and erosion rate of the gully. However, little research has focused on modeling the morphology of GCs. This study investigated 456 GCs with a laser distance meter located at the mouth, middle, and head of 152 gullies in the Yuanmou Dry-hot Valley of China; mapped them with AutoCAD software; fitted them with 2nd–6th degree polynomial functions, and discussed the correlation between the coefficients and the morphology of GCs. The results showed that: (1) using a 2nd-degree polynomial function (y = ax² + bx + c) to describe the morphology of GCs produced a better result than other polynomial functions; (2) the coefficient a of 2nd-degree polynomial function was correlated with depth (r = ?0.226, p < 0.01), gradient (r = 0.545, p < 0.01), and activities; and (3) the symmetry axis (?b/2a) of 2nd-degree polynomial function increased with gully change from left-deflection to right-skewed, and the absolute value showed the asymmetrical degree (r = 0.216, p < 0.01). This study will not only help to understand the morphology and evolution of gullies, but will also provide a scientific basis for prevention of gully erosion.  相似文献   

高泉沟流域产流产沙的降水特征因子分析     

焦金鱼 《地质灾害与环境保护》2012,23(2):86-90

高泉沟流域属于黄土丘陵沟壑区。运用灰色关联与相关系数分析法,分析影响该流域坡面产流产沙的降水特征因子。结果表明对黄土丘陵沟壑区产生径流贡献最大的因子是降雨量;对土壤侵蚀量贡献最大的因子是降雨量半小时雨强复合因子。因此,降雨量的多少是影响本区产流产沙最关键的因素。  相似文献   

陆相火山-侵入岩有关的铁多金属矿成矿作用及矿床模型——以长江中下游为例   总被引：26，自引：13，他引：13  

毛景文  段超  刘佳林  张成 《岩石学报》2012,28(1):1-14

在长江中下游地区,与白垩纪陆相火山-侵入岩有关的铁多金属矿床在空间上绝大多数发育于白垩纪火山盆地,仅程潮和金山店出现于隆起区;成矿时间上分为两个时代,即133~130Ma和127~125Ma。按照成矿物质来源和成矿过程,鉴别出4个成矿系统:即在隆起区与石英闪长岩有关的矽卡岩铁矿(系统1);在火山盆地内,与大王山(或砖桥)旋回火山-次火山活动有关的铁多金属矿床(包括,磷灰石-磁铁矿型铁矿、类矽卡岩型铁矿、矿浆型铁矿、热液型硫铜金矿、热液型铅锌矿)(系统2)和与二长-正长岩有关的矽卡岩型铁矿(系统3);与娘娘山(或浮山)旋回火山-次火山活动有关的铜(金)矿和金铀矿(系统4)。盆地内和隆起区的矽卡岩型铁矿形成时间基本一致,略晚于与辉石闪长玢岩有关的铁多金属矿床(系统2), 但早于铜金铀为主的成矿系统4。前人以系统2中的磷灰石-磁铁矿型铁矿、类矽卡岩型铁矿和矿浆型铁矿为主,结合其他一些少见或不具工业意义的铁矿类型,提出一个具有广泛影响的玢岩铁矿成矿模式。此文以玢岩铁矿成矿模式为基础,结合4个成矿系统的基本特点,提出了白垩纪陆相火山-侵入岩有关的铁多金属矿床模型。以上这些具有成因联系的矿床系统和类型及其分带互为找矿标志。  相似文献   

长江中下游成矿带地质与矿产研究进展   总被引：45，自引：25，他引：20  

周涛发  范裕  袁峰  钟国雄 《岩石学报》2012,28(10):3051-3066

长江中下游成矿带是我国重要成矿带之一,矿产资源开发利用历史悠久.自20世纪20年代至今,国内外学者在该地区开展了广泛深入研究工作,取得了丰硕的研究成果,并发表了大量科学研究论文和50余部专著.据统计,1959年～2012年间在公开发行的中文地质学期刊中,有关长江中下游地区的学术论文共888篇;1990年～2012年间公开发表的SCI检索论文中该区有185篇.这些论文中涉及矿床学方面的研究最多,约占论文总数的一半.成矿带内,铜陵矿集区研究程度最高,发表的相关论文数量也最多.有关成矿带的论文发表数量总体趋势逐年增加,在20世纪90年代初和2010～2012年出现两个研究高峰,反映了长江中下游成矿带近年来仍然是我国地质学研究的热点地区之一.近年来,长江中下游成矿带的地质找矿和科学研究均取得了重要进展,地质与矿产研究主要集中在以下几方面:(1)中生代构造转换与成岩成矿的地球动力学背景;(2)岩浆作用与深部过程;(3)成矿系统及其演化;(4)成矿潜力.本专辑收录的26篇论文基本反映了当前长江中下游成矿带及邻区的最新研究进展,所报道的大量地质学新观察、矿床学和岩石学研究、元素和同位素地球化学数据、同位素年代学特别是高精度锆石U-Pb年龄等对深入进一步探讨长江中下游成矿带形成与演化具有重要参考价值,对于推动成矿带基础理论研究和指导找矿勘探均有重要意义.  相似文献   

Role of Storm in Ramgarh and West Bokaro Coalfields and Its Implication in Adjacent Peninsular Gondwana Coalfields, India     

Abir Gupta 《Gondwana Research》2000,3(4):529-544

The Permian Gondwana sediments in the Damodar-Koel Valley, Rajmahal and Deoghar basins were deposited on a northwest palaeoslope in broad valleys within uplands (e.g. Aravalli-Vindhyan, Chattisgarh, Chotanagpur and Santhal Parganas upland). The main winds during Permian Period were mostly the westerly winds coming from the northwest low pressure belt in the Tethys, which found no barrier between the Vindhyan and Santhal Parganas uplands and then changing its direction, moving towards east. Frequent storm activity also took place from the northwest Tethyan low pressure belt and followed the same path of wind. Possibly there was a barrier in the form of a dense rain forest or elevated land at the place of East Bokaro coalfield and its adjoining southern part, which acted as a deterrent and minimized the effect of storm towards further east of the Damodar Valley. Intense tropical hurricanes for the generation of storm generated bedforms, cannot be ruled out, which probably, in some cases, causes marine inundation/flooding deep into the landmass and also mass (?) uprooting of trees.  相似文献   

Age of the MGS5 segment of the Milanggouwan stratigraphical section and evolution of the desert environment on a kiloyear scale during the Last Interglacial in China's Salawusu River Valley: Evidence from Rb and Sr contents and ratios     

Shuhuan Du  Baosheng Li  Dongfeng Niu  David Dian Zhang  Xiaohao Wen  Deniu Chen  Yi Yang  Fengnian Wang 《Chemie der Erde / Geochemistry》2011,(1):87-95

The MGS5 segment of the Milanggouwan stratigraphical section in China's Salawusu River Valley records 8.5 sedimentary cycles consisting of dune sands alternating with fluviolacustrine facies or/and paleosols. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the distribution of Rb and Sr within the segment and paleoecological evidence (fossils), it appears that the observed sedimentation cycles mainly resulted from fluctuations between dry-cold and warm-humid climates, which indicates that the MGS5 segment experienced at least eight cold-dry and nine warm-humid climatic fluctuations. Of these, 12 cold–warm climate fluctuations correspond to DO20–DO25 and stadia 21–26 recorded by the NGRIP ice cores. Another five cold–warm climatic fluctuations that occurred during MGS5e correspond to five substages (5e1–5e5) recorded by the GRIP ice cores from Greenland. This kind of high-frequency climatic fluctuation on a kiloyear scale was mainly subject to variations in the strength of the East Asian winter and summer monsoons.  相似文献   

绰斯甲水电站野人谷泥石流发育特征分析与防治建议     

赵军  袁国庆  唐世明  蔡仁龙 《四川地质学报》2011,(4):446-449

介绍了野人谷泥石流的发育特征,利用雨洪法进行了定量分析,为在该泥石流沟内布置渣场提出了合理的建议.  相似文献   

祁连山老虎沟12号冰川冰内结构特征分析   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

武震  张世强  刘时银  杜文涛 《地球科学进展》2011,26(6):631-641

利用探地雷达(Ground Penetration Radar,GPR)调查冰川冰内结构和冰层厚度是一种监测冰川变化常用手段.应用麦克斯维(Maxwell)方程的二维时域有限差分(FDTD)方法,通过将模拟图像与老虎沟12号冰川的实测图像的对比,分析了雷达剖面中的几种反射特征,如冰裂隙、融洞、暖冰等.对比结果表明,GP...  相似文献   

Beryllium-10 terrestrial cosmogenic nuclide surface exposure dating of Quaternary landforms in Death Valley     

Lewis A. Owen  Kurt L. Frankel  Jeffrey R. Knott  Scott Reynhout  Robert C. Finkel  James F. Dolan  Jeffrey Lee 《Geomorphology》2011,125(4):49

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