Hunting in northern French Guiana and its impact on primate communities

ORYX

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-157

  De Thoisy, Benoit ^a   Renoux, François ^b   Julliot, Catherine ^c  

^a Association Kwata   (French Guiana)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c Silvolab   (French Guiana)

Author keywords

Bushmeat; French Guiana; Habitats; Hunting; Neotropical primates; Rainforest; Sustainable harvest

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUNTING; NATURE CONSERVATION; PRIMATE; RAINFOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA SENICULUS; ARANEAE; ATELES PANISCUS; ATELES SP.; CEBIDAE; CEBUS APELLA; CEBUS OLIVACEUS; PITHECIA PITHECIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 33645381276     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605305000384     Document Type: Article

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