Towards wildlife management in tropical forests

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Robinson, John G ^a   Bodmer, Richard E ^b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Effects of hunting; Management; Sustainability; Tropical forests; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

HUNTING; SUSTAINABILITY; TROPICAL FOREST; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032966152     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802482     Document Type: Article

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