| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 410 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Ecology, biodiversity and conservation |
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Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Eating Wild Animals -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Meat Eating and Hunting in Human Evolution -- 1.3 Importance of Wild Animal Foods in Human Diets -- 1.4 Species Hunted for Wild Meat -- 1.4.1 Mammals -- 1.4.2 Birds -- 1.4.3 Reptiles and Amphibians -- 1.5 Regional Differences in Species Hunted for Wild Meat -- 1.6 Indigenous and Rural Peoples Hunt Differently -- 1.7 Understanding Urban Wild Meat Markets |
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1.8 How Much Wild Meat Do People Eat? -- 1.9 The Aim of This Book -- 2 The Backdrop -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Defining Tropics and Subtropics -- 2.3 Main Biomes within the Tropics and Subtropics -- 2.4 Wildlife Communities in Tropical and Subtropical Habitats -- 2.5 Wildlife Biomass and Primary Productivity -- 2.6 Available Huntable Mammalian Biomass Variation -- 2.6.1 General -- 2.6.2 Comparing Continents -- 2.7 Pressures Affecting Wild Species -- 2.8 Global Consumption of Wild Meat and Future Trends -- 2.9 Overhunting: The Consequences of Increasing Demand -- 3 How Human Hunters Hunt |
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3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Hunting Technology -- 3.2.1 Projectile Hunting: Changes for the Better -- 3.2.2 Nets, Traps, Snares and Other Methods -- 3.3 Modern Hunting Techniques -- 3.3.1 Hunters Use Many Different Technologies -- 3.3.2 Techniques Differ between Neighbouring Villages and Regions -- 3.3.3 Firearms Are the Dominant Hunting Technology Today -- 3.3.4 Modern Snares Are the Second Most Utilized Hunting Technology Globally -- 3.3.5 Traditional Hunting Technology Generally Augments Modern Technology Today -- 3.3.5.1 Spears -- 3.3.5.2 Dogs -- 3.3.5.3 Bow and Arrow -- 3.3.5.4 Blowpipes |
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3.3.5.5 Nets -- 3.4 The Hunters -- 3.5 Cultural Hunting Aspects -- 3.6 The 'Ecologically Noble Savage' Debate -- 4 Hunting Optimally -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Optimal Foraging Theory Models -- 4.3 Cultural Settings and the Optimal Foraging Theory -- 4.4 Optimal Foraging Theory Applied to Human Foraging and Its Critics -- 4.5 Alternatives to the Optimal Foraging Theory Models -- 4.5.1 Theory of the Prudent Predator or Intelligent Predator -- 4.5.2 Theory of Passive Selection of Prey -- 4.5.3 Robust-Satisficing Model -- 4.5.4 Optimal Stopping Diet Choice Model -- 4.6 Prey Selection |
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4.7 Selection of the Foraging Space -- 4.8 Group Hunting versus Individual Hunting -- 4.9 Sexual Division of Hunting Roles -- 4.10 Handling and Distribution Strategies of Catches -- 4.11 Conservation and Sustainability -- 5 Estimating Sustainability -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Growth Rate and Maximum Sustainable Yield -- 5.3 Indices Quantifying Population Trends over Time -- 5.3.1 Direct Surveys of Population Density -- 5.3.2 Catch Per Unit Effort over Time -- 5.4 Indices Based on Full Demographic Models -- 5.4.1 Estimation of the Population Growth Rate |
| Summary |
"This book focuses on the hunting of wild animals for their meat which has been a crucial activity in the evolution of humans. It still continues to be an essential source of food and a generator of income for millions of Indigenous and rural communities worldwide. Conservationists rightly fear that excessive hunting of many animal species will cause their demise, as has already happened throughout the Anthropocene. Many species of large mammals and birds have been decimated or annihilated due to overhunting by humans. If such pressures continue, many other species will meet the same fate. Equally, if the use of wildlife resources is to continue by those who depend on it, sustainable practices must be implemented. These communities need to remain or become custodians of the wildlife resources within their lands: for their own well-being, as well as for biodiversity in general. This title is also available via Open Access on Cambridge Core"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 31, 2022) |
| Subject |
Wildlife as food.
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Wildlife conservation.
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Wildlife resources.
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NATURE / Ecology.
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Wildlife as food
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Wildlife conservation
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Wildlife resources
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Funk, Stephan M., author.
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Nasi, Robert, author.
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| LC no. |
2022022805 |
| ISBN |
9781316338704 |
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1316338703 |
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