Measuring the sustainability of hunting in tropical forests
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Oryx
- Vol. 28 (4) , 249-256
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0030605300028647
Abstract
Wild animals are an important source of protein for the rural peoples living in or near tropical forests. However, the resource can easily be overexploited and game species can become locally depleted, or even extinct. This paper discusses attempts to measure the sustainability of hunting in tropical forests. It examines five indices of sustainability in current use and two models that attempt to model sustainability.Keywords
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