@article{fdi:010088128,
  title = {{S}ystematic review of bushmeat surveys in the tropical {A}frican rainforest and recommendations for best scientific practices : a matter of protocol, scale and reporting},
  author = {{G}room, {B}. and {T}edesco, {P}ablo and {G}aubert, {P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he bushmeat trade in tropical {A}frican rainforests is a pressing, multi-scale and multifaceted conservation issue. {I}n order for bushmeat surveys to capture the complex dynamics of the trade and ultimately, its sustainability, there is a need for scale-adapted survey design and adequate reporting of results. {W}e performed a systematic review of bushmeat survey methodology published in scientific literature from 1983 to 2021, with a focus on conservation biology articles reporting quantifiable data on the bushmeat trade (148 articles). {S}tudies were predominantly biodiversity-oriented, whereas fewer focused on economics, modelling sustainability and con-servation policy. {B}ushmeat survey efforts were mostly {N}orth-driven and biased towards high {GDP} {A}frican countries. {S}urveys generally suffered from narrow spatiotemporal design and limited market.day efforts, and consistently omitted intermediary wholesalers from the commodity chains. {S}pecies identification was mostly based on indirect approaches (interviews) and when combined with direct observations, failed to report the taxonomic reference used. {W}e observed blatant gaps in reporting on survey efforts, species numbers and vol-umes, and conservation status. {T}he number of surveyed species - highly biased towards mammals - was generally low, the proportion of unidentified species was high in turtles and amphibians, and the implementation of {DNA}-typing has remained anecdotal. {L}ack of rigor in reporting and weaknesses in survey design globally challenge the repeatability of the bushmeat surveys conducted in tropical {A}frican rainforests and their ability to question the sustainability of the trade. {U}pdating and harmonizing bushmeat surveys through regional moni-toring systems may be key to a better diffusion of bushmeat trade issues into state agendas.},
  keywords = {{A}frica ; {B}ushmeat trade ; {S}urvey methodology ; {S}ystematic review ; {AFRIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iological {C}onservation},
  volume = {283},
  numero = {},
  pages = {110101 [10 p.]},
  ISSN = {0006-3207},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110101},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088128},
}