Testing the use of interviews as a tool for monitoring trends in the harvesting of wild species

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1205-1212

  Jones, Julia P G ^a   Andriamarovololona, Mijasoa M ^b   Hockley, Neal ^a   Gibbons, James M ^a   Milner Gulland, E J ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astacoides; Bayesian modelling; Crayfish; Firewood; Inter disciplinary; Local knowledge; Participatory monitoring; Participatory research; Power

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CRAYFISH; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HARVESTING; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; TESTING METHOD; VILLAGE; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

ASTACOIDEA;

EID: 46749088637     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01487.x     Document Type: Article

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