Conservation implications of wild animal biomass extractions in Northeast India

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-179

  Hilaluddin, ^a   Kaul, Rahul ^a   Ghose, Dipankar ^a  

^a World Pheasant Association   (India)

Author keywords

Dependency; Northeast India; Wild meat consumption; Wild meat trade

Indexed keywords

FOREST RESOURCE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; WILD POPULATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33748868676     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: 1578665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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