Douglas Tallamy is an American entomologist, ecologist and conservationist. He is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. [1] Tallamy has written and co-authored several books as well as papers. He is also one of the founders of Homegrown National Park, a nonprofit organization promoting habitat restoration and biodiversity on public and private lands through the planting of native plants and removal of invasive species. [2] [3]
Tallamy advocates home gardens and landscaping that bridge the gaps between parks and preserves in providing habitat for native species. [4] [5] He has spoken on the connections between plants and insects and how those relations are important to birds. [6] He has called for smaller lawns. [7] He was interviewed about the need to plant more native plants by Utah Public Radio. [8]
Tallamy has overseen rigorous field-studies that examine native versus introduced flora as caterpillar hosts and chickadee habitat. [9]
Douglas Tallamy publications indexed by Google Scholar
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