Utilization of game along Brazil's transamazon highway

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Abstract The hunting methods and game yield from rain forest and second growth along the Transamazon highway are described and the importance of wild meat in the diet of setlers is assessed. The implications of game take with respect to the human carrying capacity of interfluvial forest in Amazonia is also explored.Resumo Os métodos de caça e o rendimento na mata e na capoeira, ao longo da Transamazônica, são descritos e a importância de proteína de caça na dieta dos colonos é avaliada. As implicações do rendimento de caça sobre a capacidade da mata de terra firme para suportar populações humanas são também investigadas.

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Smith, N. J. H. (1976). Utilization of game along Brazil’s transamazon highway. Acta Amazonica, 6(4), 455–466. https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-43921976064455

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