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Description: |
xvii, 520 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-490) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Framing the issues -- Subsistence hunting -- Market hunting and collecting -- Wildlife farming and ranching -- Sport hunting -- Commercial uses -- The future. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: This book brings together for the first time biological and social scientists with the expertise necessary to document the ways in which the economic value of neotropical wildlife can affect conservation. The contributors, who have done extensive research in Latin America, explore the importance of wildlife to people, the impact of the use of wildlife on animal populations, and whether the present pattern of human use is--or could be made--sustainable. |