Hunting for Sustainability in Tropical Forests |
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| Editor:
| Robinson, John
Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia |
| Series title: | Biology and Resource Management Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-10977-2 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2000 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Hunting by forest-dwelling people has a dramatic effect on wildlife in many tropical forests, frequently driving species to local extinction, with devastating implications for other species and the health of the forests themselves. But wildlife is an important source of protein and cash for rural peoples. Can hunting be managed to conserve biological communities while meeting human needs? Are hunting rates as practiced by tropical forest peoples sustainable? If not, what are the...
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Hunting by forest-dwelling people has a dramatic effect on wildlife in many tropical forests, frequently driving species to local extinction, with devastating implications for other species and the health of the forests themselves. But wildlife is an important source of protein and cash for rural peoples. Can hunting be managed to conserve biological communities while meeting human needs? Are hunting rates as practiced by tropical forest peoples sustainable? If not, what are the biological, social, and cultural implications of this failure? This book addresses these questions.