Local perspectives on environmental insecurity and its influence on illegal biodiversity exploitation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Gore, Meredith L ^a   Lute, Michelle L ^b   Ratsimbazafy, Jonah H ^c   Rajaonson, Andry ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Groupe d'Etude et de Recherche sur les Primates de Madagascar (GERP)   (Madagascar)

^d Malagasy Biologist Association   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIODIVERSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEMURIDAE; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; RESIDENT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85018000534     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150337     Document Type: Article

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