Dynamics of the global trade in live reptiles: Shifting trends in production and consequences for sustainability

Biological Conservation

Volumn 184, Issue , 2015, Pages 42-50

  Robinson, Janine E ^a   Griffiths, Richard A ^a   St John, Freya A V ^a   Roberts, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; CBD; CITES; Conservation; Livelihoods; Ranching

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CITES; GLOBAL TRADE; INVASIVE SPECIES; RANCHING; REPTILE; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; TREND ANALYSIS;

ASIA; SOUTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; IGUANA IGUANA; PYTHON REGIUS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84921471824     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.12.019     Document Type: Article

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