Economic and Biological Conditions Influence the Sustainability of Harvest of Wild Animals and Plants in Developing Countries

Ecological Economics

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 14-21

  Leão, Tarciso C C ^a,b   Lobo, Diele ^a,c   Scotson, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF BRAZIL   (Brazil)

^c Ministério de Ciência Tecnologia e Inovação Salvador   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enforcement; Income level; Poverty rate; Random forest; Resilience; Sustainable use

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HARVESTING; INCOME; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PLANT; POVERTY; RESOURCE USE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; VERTEBRATE; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 85018762719     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.04.030     Document Type: Article

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