People in Nature: Wildlife Conservation in South and Central America

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People in Nature

Wildlife Conservation in South and Central America

Edited by: Kirsten Silvius , Richard Bodmer and José Fragoso

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2004

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This book reviews wildlife management and conservation in Central and South America. The book discusses the threats to biodiversity in this area including habitat fragmentation, development, ranching, tourism as well as hunting. The book contains contributions from many local Latin American authors who work there daily and are exposed to the numerous and unique issues that need to be taken into account when talking about conservation in Central and South America.

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Kirsten M. Silvius and José M. V. Fragoso are professors in the Faculty of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York. Richard E. Bodmer is a professor at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.

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Allyn MacLean Stearman:
For those of us who believe that there can be people in nature to the benefit of both, this book will happily grow dog-eared with use.

[People in Nature] belongs in all working wildlife and conservation biology libraries... Recommended.

People in Nature compiles a wealth of information...The Book provides valuable advice for resource planner and managers.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xi
1. Introduction—Wildlife Conservation and Management in South and Central America: Multiple Pressures and Innovative Solutions José M. V. Fragoso, Richard E. Bodmer and Kirsten M. Silvius Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part I. Local Peoples and Community Management
2. Conceptual Basis for the Selection of Wildlife Management Strategies by the Embera People in Utría National Park, Chocó, Colombia Astrid Ulloa, Heidi Rubio-Torgler and Claudia Campos-Rozo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	11
3. Bridging the Gap Between Western Scientific and Traditional Indigenous Wildlife Management: The Xavante of Rio Das Mortes Indigenous Reserve, Mato Grosso, Brazil Kirsten M. Silvius Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	37
4. Increasing Local Stakeholder Participation in Wildlife Management Projects with Rural Communities: Lessons from Bolivia Wendy R. Townsend Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	50
5. Community-Based Wildlife Management in the Gran Chaco, Bolivia Andrew J. Noss and Michael D. Painter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	59
6. Fisheries in the Amazon Várzea: Historical Trends, Current Status, and Factors Affecting Sustainability William G. R. Crampton, Leandro Castello and João Paulo Viana Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	76
7. Fisheries Management in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve William G. R. Crampton, João Paulo Viana, Leandro Castello and José María B. Damasceno Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	99
8. Hunting Effort as a Tool for Community-Based Wildlife Management in Amazonia Pablo E. Puertas and Richard E. Bodmer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	123
Part II. Economic Considerations
9. Economic Incentives for Sustainable Community Management of Fishery Resources in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve, Amazonas, Brazil João Paulo Viana,, José Maria B. Damasceno, Leandro Castello and William G. R. Crampton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	139
10. Community Ownership and Live Shearing of Vicuñas in Peru: Evaluating Management Strategies and Their Sustainability Catherine T. Sahley, Jorge Torres Vargas and Jesús Sánchez Valdivia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	155
11. Captive Breeding Programs as an Alternative for Wildlife Conservation in Brazil Sérgio Luiz Gama Nogueira-Filho and Selene Siqueira da Cunha Nogueira Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	171
12. Economic Analysis of Wildlife Use in the Peruvian Amazon Richard E. Bodmer, Etersit Pezo Lozano and Tula G. Fang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	191
Part III. Fragmentation and Other Nonharvest Human Impacts
13. Mammalian Densities and Species Extinctions in Atlantic Forest Fragments: The Need for Population Management Laury Cullen, Richard E. Bodmer, Claudio Valladares-Padua and Jonathan D. Ballou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	211
14. Abundance, Spatial Distribution, and Human Pressure on Orinoco Crocodiles (Crocodylus intermedius) in the Cojedes River System, Venezuela Andrés E. Seijas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	227
15. Impacts of Damming on Primate Community Structure in the Amazon: A Case Study of the Samuel Dam, Rondônia, Brazil Rosa M. Lemos De Sá Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	240
16. Niche Partitioning Among Gray Brocket Deer, Pampas Deer, and Cattle in the Pantanal of Brazil Laurenz Pinder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	257
17. Ecology and Conservation of the Jaguar (Panthera onca) in Iguaçu National Park, Brazil Peter G. Crawshaw, Jan K. Mähler, Cibele Indrusiak, Sandra M. C. Cavalcanti, Maria Renata P. Leite-Pitman and Kirsten M. Silvius Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	271
18. A Long-Term Study of White-Lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari) Population Fluctuations in Northern Amazonia: Anthropogenic vs. “Natural” Causes José M. V. Fragoso Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	286
Part IV. Hunting Impacts—Biological Basis and Rationale for Sustainability
19. Evaluating the Sustainability of Hunting in the Neotropics Richard E. Bodmer and John G. Robinson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	299
20. Hunting Sustainability of Ungulate Populations in the Lacandon Forest, Mexico Eduardo J. Naranjo, Jorge E. Bolaños, Michelle M. Guerra and Richard E. Bodmer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	324
21. Human Use and Conservation of Economically Important Birds in Seasonally Flooded Forests of the Northeastern Peruvian Amazon José A. González Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	344
22. Patterns of Use and Hunting of Turtles in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve, Amazonas, Brazil Augusto Fachín-Terán, Richard C. Vogt and John B. Thorbjarnarson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	362
23. Fisheries, Fishing Effort, and Fish Consumption in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve and Its Area of Influence Salvador Tello Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	378
24. Implications of the Spatial Structure of Game Populations for the Sustainability of Hunting in the Neotropics Andrés J. Novaro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	390
25. Hunting and Wildlife Management in French Guiana: Current Aspects and Future Prospects Cécile Richard-Hansen and Eric Hansen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	400
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	411
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	447

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eBook published on:

December 14, 2004

eBook ISBN:

9780231502085

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464

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58

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2

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58 line drawings, 2 halftones, 3 color figs, 73 tables

https://doi.org/10.7312/silv12782

eBook ISBN: 9780231502085

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