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 Figure 6-6 for key to abbreviations. 



loss of 21% (SE = 4.42, n = 7 gardens). 



Wildlife Use of Gardens and Adjacent Forest 



Crop predation . Wild animals can use gardens as sites to obtain food or locations where social 

 interactions may take place. This use may be dependent upon either the wildlife species or the 

 developmental stage of the crops in the gardens or both. 



Fourteen taxa of wild animals were identified by gardeners as the main crop predators. In 

 1989, wildlife identified as "birds" were the main crop predator at 50% of the gardens (n = 150 

 gardens; Figure 6-9). Gardeners generally did not identify a specific avian taxon as the main crop 

 predator, but instead usually mentioned a combination of parrots (Psittacidae), jays (Corvidae), 



