Bushmeat {resampledata3}

Fish supply and demand for bushmeat in Ghana

Description

Fish supply (kg) and demand for bushmeat in Ghana.

Usage

Bushmeat

Format

A data frame with 30 observations on the following 4 variables.

Fish

Fish supply (in kg.) per capita

Biomass

Biomass

Year

Year

Change

Percent change in biomass

Details

Biomass of large mammals was calculated for each year by multiplying the number of animals observed in 700 walking counts of 10 to 15 km each by species-specific body weights. The products of these calculations were then summed across all species.

Source

Brashares, Arces, Sam, Coppolillo, Sinclaire, Balmford, Bushmeat hunting, wildlife declines, and fish supply in West Africa, Science. 2004 Nov 12.