Patterns of bird hunting in Arunachal Pradesh and implications for biodiversity conservation

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 263-267

  Chutia, P ^a   Solanki, G S ^b  

^a D R College   (India)

^b MIZORAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arunachal Pradesh; Ethnic culture; Galliformes; Hornbill; Hunting; Jhum

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CULTIVATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HARVESTING; HUNTING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SEASONALITY;

ARUNACHAL PRADESH; INDIA;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AVES; GALLIFORMES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 84871582341     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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