The relation between income and hunting in tropical forests: An economic experiment in the field

Ecology and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Sirén, Anders H ^a   Cardenas, Juan Camilo ^b   Machoa, José D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^c Tayak Yuyayta Jatachik Sarayaku Runakuna Tantanakuy   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amazon; Economic development; Experimental economics; Hunting; Income; Lottery; Participatory research; Tropical forest; Wild meat

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HUNTING; INCOME; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 33745896205     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-01640-110144     Document Type: Article

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