Douglas Tallamy

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. He has written and co-authored several books as well as papers.

Tallamy advocates for home gardens and landscaping that bridge the gaps between parks and preserves in providing habitat for native species. He has spoken on the connections between plants and insects and how those relations are important to birds. He has called for smaller lawns. He was interviewed about the need to plant more native plants by Utah Public Radio.

Tallamy has overseen rigorous field-studies that examine native versus introduced flora as caterpillar hosts and chickadee habitat.

Bibliography

• Tallamy, Douglas W. (2007). Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens. Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-854-9. (2007)
• Darke, Rick; Tallamy, Douglas W. (4 February 2016). The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden. Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-60469-739-1. (2016)
• Tallamy, Douglas W. (4 February 2020). Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard. Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-60469-900-5. (2020)
• Tallamy, Douglas W. (30 March 2021). The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees. Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-64326-044-0. (2021)

Further reading

• "Meet the Ecologist Who Wants You to Unleash the Wild on Your Backyard" - in-depth profile in Smithsonian Magazine (April 2020)

External links

Douglas Tallamy publications indexed by Google Scholar