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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 August 2022

Julia E. Fa ,
Stephan M. Funk  and
Robert Nasi
Julia E. Fa
Affiliation:
Manchester Metropolitan University and Center for International Forestry (CIFOR), Indonesia
Stephan M. Funk
Affiliation:
Nature Heritage
Robert Nasi
Affiliation:
Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Indonesia

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Hunting Wildlife in the Tropics and Subtropics , pp. vii - xii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022
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Contents

  1. Foreword

    John G. Robinson

  2. Preface

  3. Acknowledgements

  4. List of Abbreviations

  5. 1Eating Wild Animals

    1. 1.1Introduction

    2. 1.2Meat Eating and Hunting in Human Evolution

    3. 1.3Importance of Wild Animal Foods in Human Diets

    4. 1.4Species Hunted for Wild Meat

      1. 1.4.1Mammals

      2. 1.4.2Birds

      3. 1.4.3Reptiles and Amphibians

    5. 1.5Regional Differences in Species Hunted for Wild Meat

    6. 1.6Indigenous and Rural Peoples Hunt Differently

    7. 1.7Understanding Urban Wild Meat Markets

    8. 1.8How Much Wild Meat Do People Eat?

    9. 1.9The Aim of This Book

  6. 2The Backdrop

    1. 2.1Introduction

    2. 2.2Defining Tropics and Subtropics

    3. 2.3Main Biomes within the Tropics and Subtropics

    4. 2.4Wildlife Communities in Tropical and Subtropical Habitats

    5. 2.5Wildlife Biomass and Primary Productivity

    6. 2.6Available Huntable Mammalian Biomass Variation

      1. 2.6.1General

      2. 2.6.2Comparing Continents

    7. 2.7Pressures Affecting Wild Species

    8. 2.8Global Consumption of Wild Meat and Future Trends

    9. 2.9Overhunting: The Consequences of Increasing Demand

  7. 3How Human Hunters Hunt

    1. 3.1Introduction

    2. 3.2Hunting Technology

      1. 3.2.1Projectile Hunting: Changes for the Better

      2. 3.2.2Nets, Traps, Snares and Other Methods

    3. 3.3Modern Hunting Techniques

      1. 3.3.1Hunters Use Many Different Technologies

      2. 3.3.2Techniques Differ between Neighbouring Villages and Regions

      3. 3.3.3Firearms Are the Dominant Hunting Technology Today

      4. 3.3.4Modern Snares Are the Second Most Utilized Hunting Technology Globally

      5. 3.3.5Traditional Hunting Technology Generally Augments Modern Technology Today

    4. 3.4The Hunters

    5. 3.5Cultural Hunting Aspects

    6. 3.6The ‘Ecologically Noble Savage’ Debate

  8. 4Hunting Optimally

    1. 4.1Introduction

    2. 4.2Optimal Foraging Theory Models

    3. 4.3Cultural Settings and the Optimal Foraging Theory

    4. 4.4Optimal Foraging Theory Applied to Human Foraging and Its Critics

    5. 4.5Alternatives to the Optimal Foraging Theory Models

      1. 4.5.1Theory of the Prudent Predator or Intelligent Predator

      2. 4.5.2Theory of Passive Selection of Prey

      3. 4.5.3Robust-Satisficing Model

      4. 4.5.4Optimal Stopping Diet Choice Model

    6. 4.6Prey Selection

    7. 4.7Selection of the Foraging Space

    8. 4.8Group Hunting versus Individual Hunting

    9. 4.9Sexual Division of Hunting Roles

    10. 4.10Handling and Distribution Strategies of Catches

    11. 4.11Conservation and Sustainability

  9. 5Estimating Sustainability

    1. 5.1Introduction

    2. 5.2Growth Rate and Maximum Sustainable Yield

    3. 5.3Indices Quantifying Population Trends over Time

      1. 5.3.1Direct Surveys of Population Density

      2. 5.3.2Catch Per Unit Effort over Time

    4. 5.4Indices Based on Full Demographic Models

      1. 5.4.1Estimation of the Population Growth Rate

      2. 5.4.2Population Viability Analysis and the Madingley General Ecosystem Model

    5. 5.5Quantitative Indices Based on Surplus Production Models

      1. 5.5.1Maximum Sustainable Yield Model

      2. 5.5.2Robinson and Redford Index

      3. 5.5.3Bodmer A and B Indices

      4. 5.5.4US National Marine Fisheries Service Index

      5. 5.5.5Modelling Parameter Uncertainty

    6. 5.6Early Warning Systems

      1. 5.6.1Comparing Populations between Sites

      2. 5.6.2Differences in Harvest Characteristics

      3. 5.6.3Changes in Body Mass

      4. 5.6.4Market Indices

    7. 5.7Ecosystem-Based Management

      1. 5.7.1Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management

      2. 5.7.2Shifting from Biological Indicators to Resilience Analysis for Wild Meat

    8. 5.8Putting the Theory into Practice

    9. 5.9Final Considerations

  10. 6Use and Overuse

    1. 6.1Introduction

    2. 6.2Global Wild Meat Extraction Estimates

    3. 6.3Evidence of Sustainability

    4. 6.4Drivers of Extraction

      1. 6.4.1Wealth and Proximity to Wildlife Areas

      2. 6.4.2Non-wealth Factors

    5. 6.5Spatial Patterns of Extraction

    6. 6.6Estimates of Overextraction

    7. 6.7Defaunation

      1. 6.7.1Defaunation Index

      2. 6.7.2Ecological Consequences of Defaunation

  11. 7Wild Meat and Zoonotic Diseases

    1. 7.1Introduction

    2. 7.2Re-emergent Zoonotic Diseases

      1. 7.2.1Plague

      2. 7.2.2Yellow Fever

    3. 7.3Pandemic Zoonotic Emerging Infectious Diseases

      1. 7.3.1Covid-19

      2. 7.3.2hiv/aids

      3. 7.3.3Ebola

      4. 7.3.4sars

    4. 7.4Other Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

      1. 7.4.1Anthrax

      2. 7.4.2Hepatitis Viruses

      3. 7.4.3Lassa Virus

      4. 7.4.4Marburg Virus

      5. 7.4.5Mayaro Virus

      6. 7.4.6Monkeypox Virus

      7. 7.4.7Nipah Virus

      8. 7.4.8Simian Foamy Virus

      9. 7.4.9T-lymphotropic Viruses

      10. 7.4.10Tularaemia

      11. 7.4.11Others

    5. 7.5Risk Factors for Zoonotic Disease Emergence

      1. 7.5.1Hosts

      2. 7.5.2Wild Meat Hunting and Trade

      3. 7.5.3Environmental Change

      4. 7.5.4Poverty

    6. 7.6Solutions

  12. 8Closing the Gap

    1. 8.1Introduction

    2. 8.2Achieving Sustainable Wild Meat Use

      1. 8.2.1Improving the Sustainability of Local Wild Meat Supply

      2. 8.2.2Understanding the Drivers at a Landscape Level

    3. 8.3Governance and Legal Control of Wild Meat Use

      1. 8.3.1International Conventions

      2. 8.3.2Regional Governance Related to the Wild Meat Sector

      3. 8.3.3The Challenge of Legislating for Subsistence Hunting and Limited Sale

    4. 8.4Reducing the Demand for Wild Meat

      1. 8.4.1Stemming Increased Commercialization of the Wildlife Harvest

      2. 8.4.2Substituting with Other Meat Alternatives

    5. 8.5Balancing Conservation and Needs of Rural and Indigenous Peoples

    6. 8.6Concluding Remarks

  13. Appendix 1Species and Genera

  14. Appendix 2Glossary

  15. References

  16. Index

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