ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Estimation of Carrying Capacity of Livestock
and Poultry Based on RS and GIS:
a Case in Minhou County, Fuzhou City
| 1 | The Academy of Digital China, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China |
| 2 | Ocean College, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China |
| 3 | College of Telecommunications and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts
and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210003, China |
| 4 | Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences
and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China |
| 5 | College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing 100049, China |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Bojie YAN
Ocean College, Minjiang University, Department of Geography, Minjiang University, Fuzh, 350108, Fuzhou, China
Ocean College, Minjiang University, Department of Geography, Minjiang University, Fuzh, 350108, Fuzhou, China
Submission date: 2020-01-14
Final revision date: 2020-03-20
Acceptance date: 2020-03-20
Online publication date: 2020-07-24
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
Environmental managementSustainable developmentGeographical Information System (GIS)Policies for socially sustainable development
ABSTRACT
To reduce the environment pollution risk from livestock and poultry breeding (LPB), it was
necessary to control regional carrying capacity of livestock and poultry (CCLP).
Landsat 8 images in March and July, 2016 was used to extract cultivated land area in Minhou
County by using remote sensing (RS) technology. On this basis, CCLP of Minhou County in village
scale was estimated by livestock and poultry density, livestock manure nitrogen (phosphorus) load of
farmland, and the alarm value of pig manure equivalent load. The results showed that the total cultivated
land area in Minhou County was 27665.11 ha and had a relative error of 3.08 % comparing to actual
cultivated land area in Minhou County of 26838.00 ha. The results also indicated that the CCLP of
Minhou County calculated by 4 index was different. Among them, the livestock and poultry density
was the most stringent index, followed by the alarm value of pig manure equivalent load, livestock
manure nitrogen load of farmland and livestock manure phosphorus load of farmland. Moreover, the
result demonstrated that the maximum and minimum CCLP of Minhou County calculated by 4 indexes
was all in Xitou village and Houcun village in Baisha Town. The results could provide a scientific basis
for spatial layout of livestock and poultry breeding (LPB) and prevention of environmental pollution
might be caused by LPB.
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