2025, vol. 17, issue 1

CONTENTS

Cyprus Lizards: Patterns of distribution, endemic species habitat
suitability modelling and conservation implications
Kaliana Svana, Savvas Zotos, Nikolaos Kiamos, Petros Lymberakis, Moisis Mylonas, pp. 1-36
Article № eb20251001 [Full text – PDF]

Comparative leaf epidermis and molecular analyses of Micromeria
dalmatica Bentham and Clinopodium vulgare L. from Bulgaria
Tsvetelina Mladenova, Samir Naimov, Elena Apostolova, Plamen Stoyanov, Rumen Mladenov, Anelia Bivolarska, Tsvetanka Raycheva, Donika Gyuzeleva, Adriana Pechanska, Rada Balabanova, Demetra Kuzdova, Krasimir Todorov, pp. 37-46
Article № eb20251037 [Full text – PDF]

Morphometric variation of two endangered Bulgarian medicinal plant
species Alchemilla mollis (Buser) Rothm. and Alchemilla achtarowii
Pawł. (Rosaceae)
Anna Gavrilova, Genadi Gavrilov, Antonina Vitkova, pp. 47-56
Article № eb20251047 [Full text – PDF]

First record of chestnut blight on Quercus petraea (Fagaceae) in
Bulgaria
Eva Filipova, Vasilissa Manova, Georgi Bonchev, Irina Boycheva,
Margarita Georgieva, pp. 57-65
Article № eb20251057 [Full text – PDF]

Analysis of medicinal plants from the regions of the Strandzha
mountain and southern Black Sea Coast, Bulgaria
Krasimir Todorov, Plamen Stoyanov, Rumen Mladenov,
Donika Gyuzeleva, Tzenka Radoukova, Dzhansu Selyami,
Simona Zhelyazkova, Tsvetelina Mladenova, pp. 66-78
Article № eb20251066 [Full text – PDF]

Influence of Camelina crops on soil CO2 emissions
Slaveya Petrova, Georgi Stanchev, Marina Marcheva, Vladislav Popov, pp. 79-84
Article № eb20251079 [Full text – PDF]

Photovoltaic power plants on agricultural land – are they really green?
Yanina Klimentova-Nikolova, Slaveya Petrova, Bogdan Nikolov,
Rumen Popov, Slavi Lyubomirov, Stanislav Asenov, Hristo Kanevski, Megi Dakova, Nikola Angelov, Svetlozara Kazandzhieva, Emil Yordanov, pp. 85-93
Article № eb20251085 [Full text – PDF]

Some aspects of the impact of photovoltaic plants on the environment
Slaveya Petrova, Bogdan Nikolov, Rumen Popov, Slavi Lyubomirov,
Stanislav Asenov, Hristo Kanevski, Megi Dakova, Emil Yordanov,
Svetlozara Kazandzhieva, Yanina Klimentova-Nikolova, pp. 94-103
Article № eb20251094 [Full text – PDF]

Laccase-Based Biosensors: Advancements and Applications in
Environmental, Biochemical and Biomedical Sensing
Angel Peshkov, Ilia Iliev, Nina Dimcheva, pp. 104-111
Article № eb20251104 [Full text – PDF]

Paths to Sustainable Development: Ecological (R)evolution
Megi Dakova, Bogdan Nikolov, Viktoriya Getzova, pp. 112-120
Article № eb20251112 [Full text – PDF]

Ecological effects of changes in the ignition angle of a gasoline engine
on exhaust harmful gases emissions
Hristo Kanevski, Slavi Lyubomirov, Stanislav Asenov, Daniela Shehova, pp. 121-128
Article № eb20251121 [Full text – PDF]

Study of basic indicative parameters for soil health in beech forests of Petrohan area, Western Bulgaria
Kameliya Petrova, pp. 129-140
Article № eb20251129 [Full text – PDF]

Soil carbon and nitrogen stocks under anthropogenic influence: A case study in European beech forests of Central Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina), Bulgaria
Lora Kirova, Lora Stoeva, Todor Stoyanov, pp. 141-150
Article № eb20251141 [Full text – PDF]

Assessment of the quality of groundwater for irrigation in the
municipality of Suharekë, Republic of Kosovo
Hazir Çadraku, Agron Shala, Sokol Xhafa, pp. 151-163
Article № eb20251151 [Full text – PDF]

Blood biochemistry of White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) across Bulgaria:
baseline data for conservation and rehabilitation
Rusko Petrov, pp. 164-170
Article № eb20251164 [Full text – PDF]

Study of the agrobiodiversity of the Lotus corniculatus L. grassland
under mountain conditions after the application of organic fertilizers
Katerina Churkova, pp. 171-177
Article № eb20251171 [Full text – PDF]

Evaluation of the water quality of the rivers used for the irrigation of
the Korçë field, Albania
Adrian Maho, Sulltane Ajҫe, Gjergji Mero, Besnik Skenderasi, pp. 178-185
Article № eb20251178 [Full text – PDF]

Analysis of perennial temperature variations and behavioral ecology
of insects for the region of the city of Plovdiv
Plamen Ivanov, pp. 186-195
Article № eb20251186 [Full text – PDF]

Documentation of the Smooth Snake, Coronella austriaca (Serpentes:
Colubridae) from Euboea Island, Greece
Ilias Strachinis, Stamatios Kalogiannis, Philippos Katsiyiannis,
Charis Kouelis, Platon Stefanopoulos, Elias Tzoras, pp. 196-199
Article № eb20251196 [Full text – PDF]

Applying DNA barcoding and ecological DNA approaches for
biodiversity monitoring in aquatic ecosystems
Elena Apostolova, Iliya Iliev, pp. 200-208
Article № eb20251200 [Full text – PDF]

Protected Areas as a Context for Effective Science Communication and
the Development of Sustainability Competences
Ani Epitropova, pp. 209-215
Article № eb20251209 [Full text – PDF]

Tautomerism influence on QSAR/QSPR modelling of ecotoxicity and
physicochemical properties of chemical compounds
Nikolay Kochev, Vesselina Paskaleva, Nina Jeliazkova, pp. 216-224
Article № eb20251216 [Full text – PDF]

Air quality control in Plovdiv, Bulgaria: the citizens’ awareness.
Results from a pilot quantitative study
Tihomir Mitev, Ivan Tchalakov, Donka Keskinova, Petar Parapanov, pp. 225-229
Article № eb20251225 [Full text – PDF]

Polyphenol-containing water-soluble bio-composite films as
alternative food packaging materials
Aleksandar Grigorov, Asya Viraneva, pp. 230-237
Article № eb20251230 [Full text – PDF]

Tracking Volcanic Atmospheric Waves: Insights from the 2022 Hunga
Tonga Eruption observed with an Open Sensor Network in Bulgaria
Atanas Terziyski, Gergana Tancheva, Vedrin Jeliazkov, Nikolay Kochev,
Vesselina Paskaleva, pp. 238-247
Article № eb20251238 [Full text – PDF]

Seasonal characteristics of precipitation in the region of NAO Rozhen, Bulgaria,
for the period 2023-2025
Vesselina Paskaleva, Atanas Terziyski, Nikolay Kochev, Stoyan Tenev, Nikola Petrov, pp. 248-255
Article № eb20251248 [Full text – PDF]

Taxonomic Composition and Environmental Drivers of Phytoplankton in Earthen Fish Ponds (Bulgaria)
Kostadin Dochin, Angelina Ivanova, Lena Ilieva, Ivan Iliev, pp. 256-268
Article № eb20251256 [Full text – PDF]

Physico-chemical parameters and PCA approach to assess river water
quality – a case study (Albania)
Belinda Hoxha, Bederiana Shyti, Blerina Papajani, Armela Mazrreku,
Marilda Osmani, Lule Basha, pp. 269-280
Article № eb20251269 [Full text – PDF]

Specifics of the biocultural approach and its potential for
interdisciplinary studies: on the example of anthropobiotic community
Stoyka Penkova, Elitza Stoilova, Milena Tasheva, pp. 281-290
Article № eb20251281 [Full text – PDF]