Flood pulse dynamics affects exploitation of both aquatic and terrestrial prey by Amazonian floodplain settlements

Biological Conservation

Volumn 201, Issue , 2016, Pages 129-136

  Endo, Whaldener ^a,b   Peres, Carlos A ^c   Haugaasen, Torbjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b National Research Centre for Carnivore Conservation (CENAP)   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Fishing; Flood pulse; Hunting; V rzea

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DIET; FISHING EFFORT; FLOODPLAIN; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HARVESTING; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HUNTING; PROTEIN; RURAL POPULATION; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; VILLAGE;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84978284897     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.07.006     Document Type: Article

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