num_pages: 288
description: 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 wildlifenative 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 editionwith an expanded resource section and updated photoswill help broaden the movement. By acting on Douglas Tallamy's practical recommendations everyone can make a difference.
language: English
title: Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens
publisher: Timber Press