Abstract
Hunting is an activity historically practiced by human populations in all regions of the planet. Currently, its impact on wild species populations has led to growing concerns about the consequences of the loss of wildlife biodiversity, especially in tropical forests, raising questions about the limits of its sustainability. In this chapter, we indicate the main protocols used in research to evaluate the impact of hunting on the populations of target animals, emphasizing their principles, describing their application and, finally, discussing how to make inferences about the sustainability of hunting activities.
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da Silva Chaves, L., Caselli, C.B., Nascimento, A.L.B., Alves, R.R.N. (2019). Techniques to Evaluate Hunting Sustainability. In: Albuquerque, U., de Lucena, R., Cruz da Cunha, L., Alves, R. (eds) Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology . Springer Protocols Handbooks. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8919-5_21
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