In defense of the world's most despised species : why we love some species but hate most, and why it matters /: why we love some species but hate most, and why it matters. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ernest Small.
• Authors: Small, Ernest, 1940-
• Contents: 1. Introduction And Chapter Summaries 2. The Cruel And Compassionate Sides Of Human Nature 3. Human Prejudice Against Other Species (Speciesism) 4. Size, The Most Important Determinant Of Human Prejudice Against And Preference For Species 5. Visual (‘Beauty’) Determinants Of Human Prejudices Against And Preferences For Species 6. Non-Visual Determinants Of Human Prejudices Against And Preferences For Species 7. Symbolic (Representational) Creatures: Reflections Of Human Prejudices Against And Preferences For Species 8. Indispensable Values Of Species For Human Welfare 9. How Biased Elimination Of Species Endangers Humans 10. Bias And Prejudice In Species Conservation 11. Dealing With Dangerous Species 12. Reforming Agriculture – The Greatest Threat To Species 13. Reforming Urbanization – The Second Major Threat To Species 14. Advancing Technologies And The Fate Of The World’s Species 15. In Defense Of The World’s Most Reviled Invertebrate ‘Bugs’ 16. In Defense Of The World’s Most Despised ‘Lower’ Vertebrate Animals 17. In Defense Of The World’s Most Despised Mammals 18. In Defense Of The World’s Most Despised Toxic Plants 19. In Defense Of The World’s Most Despised Agricultural Weeds 20. In Defense Of The World’s Most Despised Environmental Weeds 21. In Defense Of The World’s Most Despised Urban Weeds 22. Epilogue: Tolerant Co-Existence Vs. Justifiable Biocide
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (724 pages), illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 333.95416; Wildlife conservation; Species diversity
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000953213
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