Background
Burger, Joanna was born on January 18, 1941 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Daughter of E. Melvin and Janette Vivien Burger.
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Butterflies of New Jersey: A Guide to Their Status, Distribution, and Appreciation
( Butterfly watching has begun to gain the popularity tha...)
Butterfly watching has begun to gain the popularity that bird watching has enjoyed for half a century. Much as birds served as a flagship of the conservation movement in this country, butterflies are coming to be seen as the rallying point for the protection of invertebrate species--now regarded as increasingly important for the well-being of all members of the ecosystem. Butterflies of New Jersey discusses the behavior, status, distribution, taxonomy, ecology, and conservation of butterflies in New Jersey. It is an innovative companion and complement to any butterfly identification guide of the Northeast. It pays particular attention to the place of butterflies in the ecosystem of New Jersey and neighboring regions and their relationships to other butterflies around the world. Its detailed species accounts of 140-plus kinds of butterflies found in the state and neighboring regions (out of 700 North American species) alert butterfly watchers to changes in populations over time. Where other butterfly guides typically include a section on collecting butterflies, this one includes a detailed chapter on protecting them by creating butterfly gardens and preventing habitat destruction. Butterflies of New Jersey is indispensable for everyone interested in the butterflies and natural history of the Garden State and its neighbor.
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Joanna Burger
Edit Profileeducator environmental scientist
Education
Bachelor of Science, State University of New York, Albany, 1963; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1064; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1972.
Career
Instructor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1964-1968;
from assistant professor to professor, Rutger's U., Piscataway, New Jersey, 1973-1991;
distinguished professor, Rutger's U., Piscataway, New Jersey, since 1991. Member liaison committee endangered Sea Turtles Board Environmental Science and Toxicology NAS, 1988-1989, liaison committee Tuna-Porpoise Interactions, 1989-1991, commission on life science, since 1997. Member United States national committee Scientific Committee for Problems of Environmental NAS, since 1991, co-chair coastal processes committee, 1991-1995, conference on estuarine syntheses, 1995, member committee evaluate ecological riskassessment NAS, Arlie, Virginia, 1991, committee endocrine disrupters NAS, since 1995, member life science panel, associate program NAS, 1995-1996.
Member of advisory bd.sustainable biosphere program Ecological Society American-Environmental Protection Agency. Member harbor estuaries commission Environmental Protection Agency, 1989-1995. Member New Jersey Endangered Species and Nongame Council, since 1980.
Member task force Barnegat Bay, 1990-1998, Jamaica Bay, 1993-1994. Peer review committee for Department Transportation. Presenter, lecturer in field.
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Works
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Butterflies of New Jersey: A Guide to Their Status, Distribution, and Appreciation
( Butterfly watching has begun to gain the popularity tha...)
- Butterflies of New Jersey: A Guide to Their Status, Distribution, and Appreciation by Joanna Burger (1997-04-01)
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Butterflies of New Jersey: A Guide to Their Status, Distribution, and Appreciation
Membership
Fellow American Ornithological Union (member county). Member Society Toxicologists, Wilson Ornitol. Club, Ecological Society American, Estuarine Society, Colonial WaterbirdSoc.
(past president).
Interests
Connections
Married Michael Gochfeld, August 18, 1981. Stepchildren: Deborah, David.
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Nationality
American