Prices, poaching, and protein alternatives: An analysis of bushmeat consumption around Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Ecological Economics

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Rentsch, Dennis ^a   Damon, Amy ^b  

^a Frankfurt Zoological Society Arusha   (Tanzania)

^b MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Almost Ideal Demand System; Bushmeat; Demand analysis; Food security; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUSHMEAT; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SECURITY; HUNTING; INCOME; NATIONAL PARK; POACHING; PRICE DETERMINATION; PROTEIN; SUSTAINABILITY;

SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84877018481     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.03.021     Document Type: Article

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