BUTTERFLIES OF NEW JERSEY:
A Guide to their Status, Distribution, Conservation and Appreciation
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by Michael Gochfeld and J. Burger. Rutgers University Press (1997) $19.95
Covers the status and distribution of 140+ species of butterflies known to occur in New Jersey, plus a number which occur close by in adjacent states. Chapters cover butterfly biology, behavior, and conservation, and the strategy for developing butterflies gardens and conserving butterfly habitats. Intended to accompany butterfly identification guides, but 16 color photos illustrate some of the characteristic butterfly fauna of the State. The history of butterfly studies and the historical changes in butterfly status are an important component of the book.
Table of Contents:
SECTION I ABOUT BUTTERFLIES
Chapter 1 Introduction: Butterflies around usSECTION II ABOUT NEW JERSEY AND ITS BUTTERFLY FAUNAChapter 2 What are Butterflies
Chapter 3 Status and Distribution of Butterflies
Chapter 4 Life Cycles, Phenology and Butterfly Behavior
Chapter 5 New Jersey's GeographySECTION III - NEW JERSEY'S BUTTERFLY FAUNAChapter 6 History of New Jersey Butterfly Studies
Chapter 7 Ecology and Butterfly habitats
Chapter 8 Butterfly Distribution and Censuses
Chapter 9 Butterfly Gardening
Chapter 10 Butterfly Conservation in New Jersey
Chapter 11 Explanation of Species AccountsAppendix A. Gazatteer of LocationsChapter 12 Annotated List of New Jersey Butterflies
Appendix B. Glossary of Terms
Appendix C Chronological List of Authors Relevant to the Early History of New Jersey Butterflies.
Appendix D. Butterfly Counts
Appendix E. RESOURCES: Clubs and books
Appendix F. Where to find Butterflies in New Jersey
Appendix G. Checklist of regularly occurring butterflies of northern New Jersey
Appendix H. Annual summary list for reporting butterfly occurrence
Bibliography
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