Factors affecting bushmeat consumption in the Katavi-Rukwa ecosystem of Tanzania

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 446-462

  Mgawe, Peter ^a   Mulder, Monique Borgerhoff ^b,c   Caro, Tim ^b,d   Martin, Andimile ^b   Kiffner, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WISSENSCHAFTSKOLLEG ZU BERLIN   (Germany)

^d TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Hunting; Katavi Rukwa; Wildlife management; Wildlife utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871433843     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291200500404     Document Type: Article

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