A model of human hunting impacts in multi‐prey communities

摘要: Summary 1 The hunting of wild animals for consumption by people currently threatens many species with extinction. In the tropics, where threat is most acute, frequently targets prey simultaneously, yet our understanding dynamics in such multi-prey systems limited. This study addressed this issue modelling effects human hunters on population a multi-species community. Both pursuit (in which offtake depends partly hunters’ preferences) and trap determined solely random processes) were considered as submodels. 2 The submodel was validated against studies subsistence tropical forests, while data from five rates snare subSaharan Africa. all cases, observed removal predicted well model. 3 Simulations demonstrated emergence distinctive profiles at different intensities hunting, related to sequences overexploitation dependent species’ vulnerabilities exploitation. 4 Synthesis applications. A model developed explore impacts harvesting communities. Model predictions can be used aid interpretation incomplete monitoring data, snapshots taken hunters. will improve ability assess sustainability using limited information typically available these cases.