BARLOW, J.

FERREIRA, J.

GARDNER, T. A.

MORSELLO, C.

PARDINI, R.

PARRY, L.

TORRES, P.

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When:June 23 - 27, 2013Where:San Jose, Costa RicaATBC Online Web ProgramS18-5Hunting and bushmeat consumption in post-frontier landscapes in eastern Amazonia: The importance of large-scale environmental driverTuesday, 25 June 2013: 17:15La Paz-A (Herradura San Jose)Patricia Torres , Department of Ecology, University of São Paulo, BrazilCarla Morsello , EACH, University of São Paulo, BrazilLuke Parry , Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, United KingdomToby Alan Gardner , Cambridge University, United KingdomJos Barlow , Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, United KingdomJoice Ferreira , Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, BrazilRenata Pardini , Zoology, University of São Paulo, BrazilUnderstanding the drivers of hunting and bushmeat consumption in and around tropical forests is crucial for the development of effective conservationand management strategies to maintain biodiversity and food security of human populations. While a lot of research has focused on understandinghousehold-level socioeconomic drivers of bushmeat demand, we know much less about the importance of larger-scale environmental factors indetermining bushmeat supply. Through a survey of 292 households across 16 heterogeneous landscapes in Eastern Amazonia, we investigated theinfluence of forest cover (as a proxy of game availability), distance to urban centers (as a proxy of access to alternative source of protein and monetaryincome) and distance to rivers (as a proxy of fish availability) on the maximum distance traveled to a hunting site, and on the probability of hunting,consuming and purchasing bushmeat. Game availability, estimated by forest cover, was strongly and positively associated with both the probability ofhunting and consuming bushmeat. In contrast, access to urban centers presented opposite trends. Improved access to urban centers was associatedwith a decrease in the probability of consuming bushmeat, but with an increase in the probability of hunting and purchasing bushmeat, as well as in themaximum distance traveled to a hunting site. This may suggest that irrespective of the decrease in bushmeat consumption likely related to a higheravailability of alternative sources of protein near urban centers, the benefits of trading bushmeat are higher near cities given the higher demand for,and lower supply of, bushmeat. Our results highlight the need to simultaneously consider multiple large-scale drivers in future studies, and suggest thathunting pressure and game depletion may not necessarily decrease with urbanization, which may favor bushmeat trade.Presentations5_Torres_S18_June25.pdf (4.9 MB)See more of: Heterogeneity in Tropical Agroecological Landscapes and Its Influence of Ecosystem Services Part 2See more of: Symposium Proposal<< Previous Abstract | Next Abstract >>StartBrowseBrowse by DayAuthor IndexMeeting InformationAbstract: Hunting and bushmeat consumption in post-frontier la... https://atbc.confex.com/atbc/2013/webprogram/Paper2121.html1 de 1 08/03/2017 13:12

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Hunting and bushmeat consumption in post-frontier landscapes in eastern Amazonia: The importance of large-scale environmental driver.

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