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Douglas W. Tallamy

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Doug Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has authored 88 research publications and has taught Insect Taxonomy, Behavioral Ecology, Humans and Nature, Insect Ecology, and other courses for 36 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. His book Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens was published by Timber Press in 2007 and was awarded the 2008 Silver Medal by the Garden Writers' Association. The Living Landscape, co-authored with Rick Darke, was published in 2014. Among his awards are the Garden Cl ...more

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Average rating: 4.39 · 9,407 ratings · 1,545 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard 4.37 avg rating — 4,259 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens by Douglas W. Tallamy, Rick Darke (Contributor) 4.45 avg rating — 2,682 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees 4.37 avg rating — 1,755 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden by Rick Darke, Douglas W. Tallamy 4.34 avg rating — 563 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nature's Best Hope (Young Readers' Edition): How You Can Save the World in Your Own Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy, Sarah L. Thomson (Adapter) 4.57 avg rating — 67 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New American Landscape: Leading Voices on the Future of Sustainable Gardening by Thomas Christopher (Editor), Rick Darke (Contributor), Douglas W. Tallamy (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded by Douglas W. Tallamy, Rick Darke (Contributor) 4.35 avg rating — 31 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phytochemical Induction by Herbivores by Douglas W. Tallamy (Editor), Michael J. Raupp (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1991	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“One of the maxims of the new field of conservation biological control is that to control insect herbivores, you must maintain populations of insect herbivores.”
― Douglas Tallamy

tags: animals, conservation, diversity, endangered, extinction, gardening, native, nature, plants

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“species have the potential to sink or save the ecosystem, depending on the circumstances. Knowing that we must preserve ecosystems with as many of their interacting species as possible defines our challenge in no uncertain terms. It helps us to focus on the ecosystem as an integrated functioning unit, and it deemphasizes the conservation of single species. Surely this more comprehensive approach is the way to go.”
― Douglas W. Tallamy, Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants

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“Your leaf litter can be home to a rich assortment of native plants while it is fertilizing, mulching, and watering your land.”
― Douglas W. Tallamy, Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens

tags: environment, native-plants, nature

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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan

3 votes 42.9%

Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy

2 votes 28.6%

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan

1 vote 14.3%

Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life by Edward O. Wilson

1 vote 14.3%

Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson

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