Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife With Native Plants, Updated And Expanded
by Douglas W. Tallamy /
2009 / English / PDF
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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.
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.
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
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.
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.