Pattern and sustainability of the bushmeat trade in the Haut Niger National Park, Republic of Guinea

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 630-639

  Brugiere, David ^a,b   Magassouba, Bakary ^a  

^a Parc National du Haut Niger   (Guinea)

^b BRLI SECA   (France)

Author keywords

Bushmeat; Guinea; National park; Rodents; Subsistence hunting; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

BUFFER ZONE; BUSHMEAT; HARVESTING; NATIONAL PARK; RODENT; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORAL PERIOD; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

GUINEA; UPPER NIGER NATIONAL PARK;

RODENTIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 73149108418     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.01013.x     Document Type: Article

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