Richard Bruce Bury (born November 22, 1942, in Roseburg, Oregon), a pioneer in the study of herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles),
[USGS Herp Expert Honored at Annual Symposium. USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center Weekly Highlights for 3-17-2006.]
/ref> is an American conservationist, herpetologist, and natural historian and Scientist Emeritus of the United States Geological Survey. Bury, C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. and Gary Fellers were the first to suggest widespread amphibian declines
Since the 1980s, decreases in amphibian populations, including population decline and localized mass extinctions, have been observed in locations all over the world. These declines are known as one of the most critical threats to global biodiver ...
were progressing. In 1972, Bury became the first person hired by the United States Department of the Interior under the specific title of Herpetologist.Herpetological Conservation and Biology
''Herpetological Conservation and Biology'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal established in 2006 that covers the conservation, management, and natural history of reptiles and amphibians. It publishes up to three regular issues per ...
''. For more than 30 years, Bury has studied herpetofauna ecology and conservation, including the effects of invasive species and wildfire on populations. Thanks in part to his efforts, herpetofauna are recognized as important indicators of ecosystem health.[
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References
External links
Bruce Bury's Profile at USGS
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Living people
People from Roseburg, Oregon
People from Eureka, California
People from Corvallis, Oregon
University of California, Berkeley alumni
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt alumni
California State University, Sacramento alumni
American herpetologists
American ecologists
Conservation biologists
21st-century American zoologists
1942 births
Academic journal editors