Demonstrating decline of an iconic species under sustained indigenous harvest - The pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) in Papua New Guinea

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2282-2288

  Eisemberg, Carla C ^a   Rose, Mark ^b   Yaru, Benedict ^c   Georges, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Oil Search Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carettochelyidae; Exploitation; Female size; Levels of harvest; Management; Population trends

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CULTURAL HERITAGE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EXPLOITATION; FEMALE; HARVESTING; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NESTING; POPULATION DECLINE; SUBSISTENCE; TURTLE; VILLAGE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

CARETTOCHELYIDAE; CARETTOCHELYS; CARETTOCHELYS INSCULPTA; SUIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79960897375     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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