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. 2016 Sep 2;11(9):e0161703. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161703

Table 1. Per capita harvest and extraction rates for Pygmy and non-Pygmy settlements.

Harvest ratesa Extraction ratesb
(P-1 Yr-1) (H-1 Yr-1)
Prey numbers Biomass (kg) Prey numbers Biomass (kg)
Pygmies
N sites 23 22 22 21
Mean (SD) 20.4 (23.2) 376.3 (515.1) 87.9 (109.9) 1646.6 (2095.7)
Min 0.1 1.5 0.9 24.5
Max 76.8 1740.6 404.6 8183.7
Non-Pygmies
N sites 26 26 26 26
Mean (SD) 39.5 (66.9) 307.0 (450.6) 162.0 (123.6) 1283.9 (1004.2)
Min 0.0 0.3 3.1 24.6
Max 298.0 1859.6 456.3 4944.9
pc 0.10 0.32 0.01 0.23

a P = person

b H = hunter

c p values are from one-tailed t tests comparing values for Pygmies and non-Pygmies.