Bringing Nature Home

Posted on 08 January 2018 by Douglas W. Tallamy

As development and subsequent habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations But there is an important and simple step toward reversing this alarming trend Everyone with access to a patch of earth can make a significant contribution toward sustaining biodiversity.There is an unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife native insects cannot, or will not, eat alien plants When native plants disappear, the insects disappear, impoverishing the food source for birds and other animals In many parts of the world, habitat destruction has been so extensive that local wildlife is in crisis and may be headed toward extinction Bringing Nature Home has sparked a national conversation about the link between healthy local ecosystems and human well being, and the new paperback edition with an expanded resource section and updated photos will help broaden the movement By acting on Douglas Tallamy s practical recommendations, everyone can make a difference. 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Tallamy – kino-fada.fr Doug Tallamy brings the concepts of biodiversity, systems for ecological benefit, and conservation for the health and well being of life on earth, right into our very own back yards And he uses his own back yard as an experimental station for his entomological studies, tying together for the reader the tight interelationships between plants and animals This book is a gardener s bible, a landscaper s helper, and just an all round good read for any of us who tend any kinds of plants in any size Doug Tallamy brings the concepts of biodiversity, systems for eco...I found this a wonderful book The author writes quite well He explains the difference between native and alien plant species NO Rob I am talking about plants from Europe and Asia, not another planet He demonstrates how we need insects in our world for life to continue and how insect numbers are hugely impacted by the types of plants we have It has taken thousands of years of evolution to put the right insects with the right plants and since we started bringing in plants from other countr I found this a wonderful book The author writes quite well He explains the difference between native and alien plant species NO Rob I am talking about plants from Europe and Asia, not another planet He demonstrates how we need insects in our world for life to continue and ho...An extremely thoughtful book that is an accessibly written and exciting read The author explains in clear language supported by numerous studies why biodiversity is important, why alien plants are problematic I never knew that many native insects do not eat them and the resulting impact on the larger food chain and how to balance your planted environment whether in the city or suburb to restore balance The appendixes at the end are quite useful I checked this out from the library but am ord An extremely thoughtful book that is an accessibly written and exciting read The author explains in clear language supported by numerous studies why biodiversity is important, why alien plants are problematic I never knew that many native insects do n...Solid information, very readable for the non botanist, essential message, best descriptions of bird food insects ever how often do insect stories make you grin and laugh out loud the entomologist in the author really shines , comprehensive list of native plants for various American regions, excellent definition of what native really means Native plants are those that native insects can eat to pass the energy from the sun up to all animals This book also explains why focusing on butterfl Solid information, very readable for the non botanist, essential message, best descriptions of bird food insects ever how often do insect stories make you grin and laugh out loud the entomologist in the author really shines , comprehensive list of native plants for various American regions, excellent definition of what native really means Native pl...This is the best books I ve read on why we need to focus on growing native plants Because of ever expanding habitat destruction most of our plants are declining in numbers, thereby threatening everything that depends upon them for food Tallamy makes an extremely strong argument that local gardens are fast becoming the only place left for native plants but most are filled with alien and invasive plants bought at local nurseries and big box stores Each of us has only so much space and we must c This is the best books I ve read on why we need to focus on growing native plants Because of ever expanding habitat destruction most of our plants are declining in numbers, thereby threatening everything that depends upon them for food Tallamy makes an extremely strong argument that local gardens are fast becoming the only place left for native plants but most are filled wit...Does a better job explaining the connection between including native plants in your home landscape to the health of invertebrates and birds than anything else I ve read Really informative Its plant guides aren t super useful for those of us in the PNW, but still inspirational stuff.This is a very important book I heartily recommend Bringing Nature Home to anyone who would like to contribute to a healthy natural ecosystem but does not know how Doug Tallamy makes a strong case for restoring the ecological integrity of suburbia in order to prevent the extinction of most of our plants and animals Because of over development and fragmentation of animal habitat, we have put our entire ecosystem at risk And the remedy to this, Tallamy writes, is as simple as replacing alien This is a very important book I heartily recommend Bringing Nature Home to anyone who would like to contribute to a healthy natural ecosystem but does not know how Doug Tallamy makes a strong case for restoring the ecological integrity of suburbia in order to prevent the extinction of most of our plants and animals Because of over develo...Excellent scientific but approachable information about why it s important to use native plants in your garden Will make you look with new eyes at your neighborhood plants, and will likely give you the desire to rip out some of those useless foreign ornamentals, not to mention the hillsides full of invasive Himalayan blackberry The author is based on the East Coast and some of the plant animal information isrelevant to that area than to, say, us here in the Pacific Northwest But the b Excellent scientific but approachable information about why it s important to use native plants in your garden Will make you look with new eyes at your neighborhood plants, and will likely give you the desire to rip out some of those useless foreign ornamentals, not to mention the hillsides full of invasive Himalayan blackberry The author is based on the East Coast and some of the plant animal...This is a clearly written argument for the use of native plants in our gardens, and a scientific explaination of the effects on biodiversity in their absence Tallamy s analogies, based on scientific data,can change the way we view our...This book changed the way I think about my garden Tallamy s argument is simple and totally convincing in order to sustain local bird populations, you need an insect population In order to sustain a population of native insects, you need native plants Tallamy also pro...

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08 January 2018

Douglas W. Tallamy