Measuring the sustainability of hunting in tropical forests

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Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 249-256

  Robinson, John G ^a   Redford, Kent H ^b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING REGION; FOREST RESOURCES; HUNTING; HUNTING PRESSURE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TROPICAL FOREST; WILDLIFE;

LATIN AMERICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0028159213     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605300028647     Document Type: Article

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