@article{fdi:010074933,
  title = {{I}nterpreting long-term trends in bushmeat harvest in southeast {C}ameroon},
  author = {{A}vila, {E}. and {T}agg, {N}. and {W}illie, {J}. and {M}bohli, {D}. and {F}arfan, {M}. {A}. and {V}argas, {J}. {M}. and {B}onat, {W}. {H}. and {D}upain, {J}. and {E}panda, {M}. {A}. and {L}uyten, {I}. and {T}edonzong, {L}. and {P}eeters, {M}artine and {F}a, {J}. {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}easuring hunting sustainability across {W}est/{C}entral {A}frican forests remains a challenge. {L}ong-term assessment of trends is crucial. {V}ia hunter-reported surveys we collected offtake data in three villages near the {D}ja {B}iosphere {R}eserve (southeast {C}ameroon). {D}uring four months ({M}arch {J}une) in 2003, 2009 and 2016, we gathered information on hunters, prey species and number of carcasses brought to the three settlements. {B}ecause it was not possible to record hunter effort i.e. the time a hunter spent pursuing animals or setting traps, to calculate catch per unit effort ({CPUE}), we used catch per hunter per day ({CPHD}) to document hunter returns. {W}e then used the changes in the mean body mass indicator ({MBMI}) throughout the study period to test for defaunation in the three villages. {D}ifferences in {CPHD} and {MBMI} by month and year, between villages and hunting method, were investigated using {T}weedie regression models. {F}or all species pooled, we found that the mean {CPHD} remained relatively constant between 2003 and 2016. {T}here was an observed shift from traps to firearms during the study period. {CPHD} for each of the seven most hunted species did not vary significantly during the entire study period, and a similar change from traps to firearms was observed. {MBMI} also remained stable for all species pooled, but significantly declined in the remotest village. {S}tarting {MBMI} values for this village were higher than for the other two settlements perhaps because wildlife here is less depleted. {A}lthough hunter effort data may be difficult to obtain over long time periods, {CPHD} and {MBMI} may be useful tools as a measure of impact of hunters on prey populations.},
  keywords = {{B}ushmeat ; {H}unter offtake ; {M}ean body mass indicator ; {M}ammals ; {T}ropical rainforests ; {CAMEROUN} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}cta {O}ecologica : {I}nternational {J}ournal of {E}cology},
  volume = {94},
  numero = {{SI}},
  pages = {57--65},
  ISSN = {1146-609{X}},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.actao.2017.09.007},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074933},
}