Do bushmeat consumers have other fish to fry?
The overexploitation of tropical forests for bushmeat and of the oceans for fish are two of the most important threats to global biodiversity. Both phenomena also have manifold implications for human livelihoods and food security. A recent article by Brashares et al. indicates that these two resources are linked: when regional fish supplies are low, local bushmeat hunting intensifies. Although coordinated management of bushmeat and fisheries is thus needed, gaps in our knowledge of these systems must first be filled.
Rowcliffe
J Marcus
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Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, UK, NW1 4RY. marcus.rowcliffe@ioz.ac.uk
Milner-Gulland
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Cowlishaw
Guy
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