Impact of village hunting on wildlife populations in the western Dja reserve, Cameroon

Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 385-396

  Muchaal, Pia K ^a,c,d   Ngandjui, Germain ^b  

^a Ecosystemes Forestiers Afrique C   (Cameroon)

^b Institute of Animal and Veterinary Research   (Cameroon)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Cameroon)

^d IITA Cameroon   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; HUNTING; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; PROTECTED AREA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CAMEROON;

EID: 0032907288     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.013002385.x     Document Type: Article

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