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Overview

R. Bruce Bury is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with particular expertise in nature and landscape conservation. Additional areas of study include ecology, social psychology, ecological modeling, and genetics.

The main topics covered in R. Bruce Bury's work involve turtle biology and conservation, animal and plant science education, species distribution and climate change, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, amphibian and reptile biology, animal behavior and reproduction, and wildlife conservation and criminology analyses.

R. Bruce Bury has published research articles in notable scientific venues including Northwestern Naturalist and Annals of Carnegie Museum. Selected recent papers include:

  • "GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION OF NORTHWESTERN POND TURTLES IN THE MID-WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON" (2022), Northwestern Naturalist
  • "Population Trends and Demography of the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) and Woodland Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) over Six Decades at the Powdermill Nature Reserve, Pennsylvania" (2024), Annals of Carnegie Museum

In addition to journal articles, R. Bruce Bury has contributed to book publications, including the title Exotic Amphibians and Reptiles of the United States (2022), published by University Press of Florida eBooks.

Frequent collaborators in R. Bruce Bury's work include Walter E. Meshaka, Gwendolynn W. Bury, Suzanne L. Collins, Malcolm L. McCallum, and David J. Germano. These partnerships have contributed to several publications exploring various aspects of herpetology and conservation biology.

Best Publications

  • Fire and amphibians in North America

    David S. Pilliod;R.Bruce Bury;Erin J. Hyde;Christopher A. Pearl

  • Logging in Western Oregon: Responses of headwater habitats and stream amphibians

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  • Indirect facilitation of an anuran invasion by non‐native fishes

    Michael J. Adams;Christopher A. Pearl;R. Bruce Bury

  • Asymmetrical Effects of Introduced Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) on Native Ranid Frogs in Oregon

    Christopher A. Pearl;Michael J. Adams;R. Bruce Bury;Brome McCreary

  • Wildfire, Fuel Reduction, and Herpetofaunas across Diverse Landscape Mosaics in Northwestern Forests

    R. Bruce Bury

  • Age determination in turtles: Evidence of annual deposition of scute rings

    David J. Germano;R. Bruce Bury

  • Optical characteristics of natural waters protect amphibians from UV-B in the U.S. Pacific Northwest

    Wendy J. Palen;Daniel E. Schindler;Michael J. Adams;Christopher A. Pearl

  • Amphibian occurrence and aquatic invaders in a changing landscape: Implications for wetland mitigation in the willamette valley, Oregon, USA

    Christopher A. Pearl;Michael J. Adams;Niels Leuthold;R. Bruce Bury

  • Effects of Off-Road Vehicles on the Biota of the Algodones Dunes, Imperial County, California

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  • The endemic headwater stream amphibians of the American Northwest: associations with environmental gradients in a large forested preserve

    Michael J. Adams;R. Bruce Bury

  • Introduced amphibians and reptiles in California

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  • Thermal Selection in Tadpoles of the Tailed-Frog, Ascaphus truei

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  • Saprolegniaceae identified on amphibian eggs throughout the Pacific Northwest, USA, by internal transcribed spacer sequences and phylogenetic analysis.

    Jill E. Petrisko;Christopher A. Pearl;David S. Pilliod;Peter P. Sheridan

  • Sampling methods for amphibians in streams in the Pacific Northwest.

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  • Low thermal tolerances of stream amphibians in the Pacific Northwest: Implications for riparian and forest management

    R. Bruce Bury

  • Using multilevel spatial models to understand salamander site occupancy patterns after wildfire.

    Nathan D. Chelgren;Michael J. Adams;Larissa L. Bailey;R. Bruce Bury

  • Growth of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi) in Nevada

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  • Aggression in Free-Living Pond Turtles (Clemmys marmorata)

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  • Terrestrial movements of juvenile and adult tailed frogs in relation to timber harvest in coastal British Columbia

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  • Association of amphibians with attenuation of ultraviolet-b radiation in montane ponds

    Michael J. Adams;Daniel E. Schindler;Bruce R. Bury

  • Differences in Habitat Use by Blanding's Turtles, Emydoidea blandingii, and Painted Turtles, Chysemys picta, in the Nebraska Sandhills

    R. Bruce Bury;David J. Germano

  • Biology of North American Tortoises.

    Bruce. Bury;David J. Germano;U.S. Fish

  • Actinemys marmorata (Baird and Girard 1852) – Western Pond Turtle, Pacific Pond Turtle

    Dan C. Holland;BRuce BuRy;david J. GeRmano

  • Variation in Body Size, Growth, and Population Structure of Actinemys marmorata from Lentic and Lotic Habitats in Southern Oregon

    David J. Germano;R. Bruce Bury

  • Annual deposition of scute rings in the western pond turtle, Clemmys marmorata

    R. Bruce Bury;David J. Germano

  • Westerm Pond Turtles (Clemmys marmorata) in the Central Valley of California: Status and Population Structure

    David J. Germano;R. Bruce Bury

  • Comparison of desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) populations in an unused and off-road vehicle area in the Mojave Desert

    R. Bruce Bury;R.A. Luckenbach

  • Responses of amphibians to fire disturbance in Pacific Northwest forests: a review

    R. Bruce Bury;Donald J. Major;David Pilliod

  • Variation in Body Size, Growth, and Population Structure of Actinemys marmorata from Lentic and Lotic Habitats in

    David J. Germano;R. Bruce Bury

Frequent Co-Authors

Erin Muths
Erin Muths United States Geological Survey
David S. Pilliod
David S. Pilliod United States Geological Survey
Daniel E. Schindler
Daniel E. Schindler University of Washington
Deanna H. Olson
Deanna H. Olson US Forest Service
Gary M. Fellers
Gary M. Fellers United States Geological Survey
Paul Stephen Corn
Paul Stephen Corn United States Geological Survey
Keith B. Aubry
Keith B. Aubry US Forest Service
Benjamin N. Sacks
Benjamin N. Sacks University of California, Davis
Nathaniel L. Scholz
Nathaniel L. Scholz National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Eric D. Forsman
Eric D. Forsman US Forest Service

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