The importance of bushmeat in the livelihoods of West African cash-crop farmers living in a faunally-depleted landscape.

Bushmeat is an important resource in the livelihoods of many rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa and may be a crucial safety-net for the most vulnerable households, especially during times of economic hardship. However, little is known about the impacts of wildlife depletion on these functions....

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Main Authors: Björn Schulte-Herbrüggen, Guy Cowlishaw, Katherine Homewood, J Marcus Rowcliffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3745405?pdf=render