Native plants host native insects that provide food for native birds. See Tallamy, Douglas W. 2007. Bringing nature home; how you can sustain wildlife with native plants. Timber Press. Prof. Tallamy is chair of the Dept of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware.
Warren W. Aney Senior Wildlife Ecologist 9403 SW 74th Ave Tigard, OR 97223 (503) 539-1009 (503) 246-2605 fax -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted Turluck Sent: Wednesday, 24 April, 2013 07:17 To: [email protected] Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Arguments for Native Plants Hello List Members, I am working with native plants and would like to make sure I have all the arguments for native plants correct. If I am missing some, please let me know. My goal is to promote native plants for use in landscaping and grazing. Native plants provide habitat and food for native wildlife. This is particularly important with increasing urban development and the habitat loss that goes along with development. Native plants make up a large part of the ecological heritage of an area. They made up the environment in which the first settlers lived and the resources they used. Native plants are less likely to become invasive because the herbivores, parasites, and pathogens they evolved with are still present. That is all I have at the moment. Please let me know what other arguments I need to add or how I can strengthen the ones I already have. Thanks! -- Ted Turluck
