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Utilization of game along Brazil´s transamazon highway
Author:
Nigel Smith
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silviafpg311
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Smith, N. (1976). Utilization of game along Brazil´s transamazon highway. En Acta Amazónica 6(4), pp. 455-466.
Summary:
The hunting methods and game yield from rain forest and second growth along the Transamazon highway are described and the importance of wild meat in the diet of settlers is assessed. The implications of game take with respect to the human carrying capacity of interfluvial forest un Amazonia is also explored.